419 scam: "J.Antoni."<temir-tulpar@nursat.kz> 27/03/16.

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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 sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
- "with your full names" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "jostantoni@outlook.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "J.Antoni." (may be fake)
Reply-To: <antonijost70@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 27 Mar 2016 15:15:41 -0700
Subject: 27/03/16.

Dear Sir/Madam,

I recieved your details from Banking Data Services ltd, They are a consulting Firm to my client bank,
Inversis Banco,in Spain.They helped in conducting a standard process verification involving my client
who share the same name with you in an investments made at Inversis Banco, Spain.

The Inversis Banco Private Banking client died intestate and did not nominate a heir to the investments.

Consequent on the above, I am requesting that you confirm the following inquiries below with your full names;

(i). Are you aware of any relative/relation having the same surname, whose last
known contact address was Madrid,Spain?

(ii). Are you aware of any investment of considerable value made by such a person
at the Inversis Banco?

(iii). If the above is correct, Can you assume the status of the heir to the deceased?

At this point, you do appreciate that I am constrained from providing you with more
detailed information. All correspondence should please be directed to my private email
address below.

Thanks for the anticipated response to this inquiry.

Yours sincerely,

Mr.Jost Antoni,
E-mail: jostantoni@outlook.com

CC: Inversis Banco Private Clients.
This is a confidential message from Banking Data services Ltd

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