419 scam: Mr Hartman John <filenote012@gmail.com> Greetings!

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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
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:
- ",500,000" (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)
- "00,000.00" (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.
This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- hartmanj074@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Mr Hartman John <filenote012@gmail.com>
Reply-To: hartmanj074@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 14 Apr 2015 20:11:01 +0100
Subject: Greetings!

Hello,

I am an account officer handling funds transfers covering United
States of America and Africa. This is to inform you that I have
received a payment instruction from Mr. Chan Tak Kin, a Citizen of
South Korea demanding that we transfer your funds to him, the sum of
US$10,500,000.00 as you have given him the mandate and authorization
for him to receive your funds of US$10.5

Note that he has given us a bank account in Hong-Kong China, where we
will transfer your funds to him without delay.Please, find his
passport no. GK1959497 and bank account copies details below in this
email for you to verify and identify if you have truly instructed and
directed him to receive your funds in Hong-Kong.

Barclays Bank Plc.
Swift Code: BARC HKAC.
Account Number: (010)3631580.
Account Name: Mr. Choi Ho
Beneficiary's Name: Mr. Choi Ho.

I have informed him to get an official Power of Authorization from
you, before we release the funds to him, which we are still waiting
for. However, we want to inform you that, you have within the next
five (5) official working days to get back to us on this notice once
you receive this message or we will release the funds to him.

Regards
Mr Hartman John
Email (hartmanj074@gmail.com)

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