419 scam: Smith david <smithdavid@aol.com> Kindly Read

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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 friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
This email message is a next of kin scam.
This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- +447035941398 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
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.
- email.smithdavid1916@hotmail.com (Hotmail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: Smith david <smithdavid@aol.com>
Reply-To: smithdavid1916@hotmail.com
Date: Fri, 09 Jul 2010 16:44:58 +0200
Subject: Kindly Read

Dear Friend.
Compliments of the day to you .I am Mr David Smith,
Manager Audit Accounting Department of a Bank (here in
the U.K) and I would like to know if this proposal
will be worth while for your acceptance.
I have a Foreign Customer,Mr. Andreas Schranner from
Germany who was an Investor, Crude Oil Merchant and
property magnate that was a victim with Concord Air
Line, flight AF4590 killing 113 people crashed on 25
July 2000 near Paris leaving a closing balance of
Twelve Million Eight Hundred Thousand British pounds
(12.8m) in one of his Private Accounts that was being
managed by me as the Customer's then Account Officer.
Based on my security report, these funds can be
claimed without any hitches as no one is aware of the
funds and its closing balance except me and the
customer (Now Deceased) as all his family were killed
in the unfortunate crash incident therefore, I can
present you as the Next of Kin and we will work out
the modalities for the claiming of the funds in
accordance with the law. If this business proposition
offends your moral values, do accept my apology but if
not, then contact me at once to indicate your
Interest, by giving me your Full Names / Telephone /
Fax number and contact address so that I too can
contact you.
If you are interested, Please call me +447035941398
.To discuss in further details .or Reply me privately
via this email.smithdavid1916@hotmail.com
Thank you,
Sincerely,
Mr Smith
N.B. In other for you to believe me honestly try and
go through this (website) before you start with me.
Below is the website.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm

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