419 scam: "Mr. Dexter Edward" <paymastergeneral22@gmail.com> Dear Friend. Compliments of the day.

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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:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "i will like you to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "inheritance funds" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "million pounds" (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)
- ",000,000" (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)
- ",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)
- "utmost confidentiality" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
This email message is a next of kin scam.
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.
- dexter.edward54@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Dexter Edward" <paymastergeneral22@gmail.com>
Reply-To: dexter.edward54@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 15 May 2017 23:03:16 +0100
Subject: Dear Friend. Compliments of the day.

Dear Friend.
Compliments of the day.

My name is Mr. Dexter Edward, I am a citizen of Scotland-UK, I am the
Computing Auditor of Deutsche Asset & Wealth Management Bank of
Scotland-United Kingdom.

During last year April, 2016. My Bank committee on Inheritance
settlements, approved and disbursed over Â£300,000,000.00 Million
Pounds Sterling, for inheritance payments entitlement, to foreign
Heirs of Late depositors of unclaimed funds, in my Bank
deposit/account file, for the entire United Kingdom. Some
beneficiaries were successful paid, between last year 2016, to this
present day of the year 2017.

This indicates that those beneficiaries whose relations died and left
over monies in their various Bank accounts, with my bank (Deutsche
Asset & Wealth Management Bank of Scotland-UK) has been paid
successfully, while there is a left single unclaimed deposit account
file, worth Â£21,500,000.00 Pounds (Twenty One Million,Five Hundred
Thousand Pounds Sterling) outstanding in my bank office auditing
files, that has never been claimed by anyone. Hence, there was no
present specified written NEXT-OF-KIN on the late depositor's account
file, left.

The deceased did not declare any next of kin in all his official
documents, including his Bank Deposit paperwork, and since there is no
next-of-kin found yet today, I contacted you, So that i can present
you to my Bank Executives, as the next of kin to our late customer, So
that the proceeds of his account shall be paid/transferred to you, as
his legitimate next of kin and sole beneficiary.

I need your assistance to claim / transfer this fund into your Bank
account, to prevent my Bank Executives from confiscating these
unclaimed funds and reverting the Deposit/Money into the UK treasury
accounts, as an unclaimed deposit.

I am ready to give you a good share/percentage from the entire
inheritance funds (Â£21.5 Million GBP), for assisting me to receive
this unclaimed inheritance funds in your account, We will share the
funds in the proportion of 50% percent for you, While i take 50%
percent for myself, for an investment project in your country, by the
time you received this money into your bank account, safely, This
transaction is very safe and 100% percent Risk free.

I want to assure you that everything will be executed legally, in
accordance with the United Kingdom Financial Laws and in-compliance
with the International Monetary Policy.

Lastly, I want to re-assure you that this transaction is totally free
of risk, as the fund is legitimate and does not originate from any
illegal act. I want you to also understand that this transaction
requires trust, honest and above all, utmost confidentiality,
Therefore, I will like you to keep the transaction to yourself, to
avoid escalation. for security reason's.

On your interest, Please kindly Reply back immediately through this
e-mail address: [ dexter.edward54@yahoo.com ], to enable us proceed
further and claim this fund, for our mutual benefits.

Best Regards,

Mr.Dexter Edward.
Computing Auditor,
Deutsche Asset & Wealth Management Bank
Scotland-United Kingdom.

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