419 scam: "Mr. Harry Carl."<harry.carl22@sify.com> Deal Or No Deal.

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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:
- "cheque " (Beware of any scheme that involves cashing checks or money orders and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere - you'll be liable for the entire amount if the checks or money orders turn out to be fake, even after you have received and forwarded cash. If it's a lottery prize, remember that real lotteries do not pay large prizes by check. They wire the money directly to your bank account and you do not pay for that. Many scammers promise a large check only in order to then demand payment of courier fees for a fake courier service. )
This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Harry Carl." (may be fake)
Reply-To: <harry.carl99@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 9 Feb 2015 08:21:22 -0800
Subject: Deal Or No Deal.

Hello

My name is Harry Carl I work with JP Morgan chase bank 25 Bank Street, Canary Wharf, London E14 here in London; I am contacting you to know if you can make a deal with me, I’m an account officer to one late American contractor Mr. Richard Jeffery. He supplied petroleum equipment to One Valero Energy Corporation, a multinational oil corporation operating from London-England, UK and has its head office in United States Of America (USA). The payment has been processed and the cheque has been paid into his account but the Bank is finding it difficult to get in touch with him for the past 5 years now. The last i heard of him from a close business associate of him was when he made a supply to a company in Japan, and from my recent findings through this associate of his he died in Japan as a result of the earthquake there. And i have tried to get across to any of the family members all to no avail.

On your acceptance to this deal, I will present you as the next of kin to the bank and as soon as you send your information and I make the necessary next of kin details to your name because Mr. Richard never filled that portion when his account was set up, when I asked him his reasons, he said the account is to be his secret account because he was about divorcing his wife and won’t like to share whatever in this very account with the wife on a normal divorce ruling at the court.

After I have authenticated your details as the legitimate next of kin to late Mr. Richard’s account it shall be submitted to the appropriate department for onward payment and we share a 50/50 sharing ratio. Actually the account has stayed for years now since the cheque was paid and cleared into it be the owner now passed away which automatically made the account dormant, and definitely you and I have to raise any cost of reactivation of the account to enable the bank swift the funds on request to any designated bank of your choice. Without taking much of your time, I will advise that you get in touch with me with your Name, Sex, Age, Country, Job, finally any scanned form of Identification card of you for more details. On my personal email:harry.carl22@gmail.comPlease if you are not willing and interested in helping me kindly delete this e-mail from your computer and pretend you never got it.

Regards
Mr. Harry Carl

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