419 scam: "Dr. Abdoul Salam Sawadogo" <smarceline36@gmail.com> HELLO

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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "will come to you as a surprise" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "huge sum of money" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Dr. Abdoul Salam Sawadogo" <smarceline36@gmail.com>
Reply-To: a.salamsawadogo@post.cz
Date: Wed, 5 Apr 2023 21:58:57 -0800
Subject: HELLO

Dear Friend
I wish to apologize for barging this message into your mail box
without any formal introduction due to the urgency and I know that
this message will come to you as a surprise. I am Dr. Abdoul Salam
Sawadogo Director Management Committee, GnikpiÃ¨re Planet GOLD Burkina
Faso.

Please read more about me: www.planetgold.org/burkinafaso

Now my country is under Military Regime, they are seriously using
their powers to humiliate us in Gold Mining sectors; four months ago,
they were interrogating us in Mining sectors and then they started
ceasing our properties, and currently they arrested us and our
families, we are currently under house arrest, with our wives and
children. Please. I and my colleagues have a huge sum of money
(US$27.400.000.00 Dollars) with a bank in Escrow account belonging to
no one in the bank.

The Military government in power is anxious to know the position of
this money, please I urgently need your assistance to help us move
this money to your country immediately also let me know your sharing
ratio as soon you receive the fund in your account or in your
possession. Upon your reply I will send you the bank contact, and how
you will contact the bank as the owner of the money for the transfer
of the money into your bank account or instruct the bank for immediate
online transfer or to load the money into ATM VISA CARD and send to
you in your country or you can travel down to pick it up.

Regards.
Dr. Abdoul Salam Sawadogo.

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