419 scam: Standard Bank von =?iso-8859-1?Q?S=FCd_Afrika?= <redboathfinancia@aim.com> Lieber Freund!!!

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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)
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.
- lutherzhiri@aim.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Standard Bank von =?iso-8859-1?Q?S=FCd_Afrika?= <redboathfinancia@aim.com>
Reply-To: lutherzhiri@aim.com
Date: Sun, 30 Aug 2009 21:00:03 +0500 (PKT)
Subject: Lieber Freund!!!

Lieber Freund!!!

Ich vermute das diese E-Mail eine Ãœberraschung fÃ¼r Sie sein wird, aber es
ist wahr.Ich bin bei einer routinen ÃœberprÃ¼fung in meiner Bank (Standard
Bank von SÃ¼d Afrika) wo ich arbeite, auf einem Konto gestoÃŸen, was nicht
in anspruch genommen worden ist, wo derzeit $12,500,000
(zwÃ¶lfmillionenfÃ¼nfhundert US Dollar)gutgeschrieben sind.

Dieses Konto gehÃ¶rte Herrn Manfred Becker, der ein Kunde in unsere Bank
war, der leider verstorben ist. Herr Becker war ein gebÃ¼rtiger
Deutscher.Damit es mir mÃ¶glich ist dieses Geld $12,500,000 inanspruch
zunehmen, benÃ¶tige ich die zusammenarbeit eines AuslÃ¤ndischen Partners wie
Sie,den ich als Verwandter und Erbe des verstorbenen Herrn Becker
vorstellen kann,damit wir das Geld inanspruch nehmen kÃ¶nnen.

FÃ¼r diese UnterstÃ¼tzung erhalten Sie 30% der Erbschaftsumme und die
restlichen 70% teile ich mir mit meinen zwei Arbeitskollegen, die mich bei
dieser Transaktion ebenfalls unterstÃ¼tzen.Wenn Sie interessiert sind,
kÃ¶nnen Sie mir bitte eine E-Mail schicken, damit ich Ihnen mehr Details
zukommen lassen kann.

Schicken Sie bitte Ihre Antwort auf diese E-Mail Adresse:
(lutherzhiri@aim.com)

Mit freundlichen GrÃ¼ÃŸen

Herr Luther Zihiri.

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