419 scam: Hassan Martin <hassanmart02@gmail.com> URGENT RESPOND

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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:
- "million dollars" (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.

Fraud email example:

From: Hassan Martin <hassanmart02@gmail.com>
Reply-To: santin55@blumail.org
Date: Wed, 22 Dec 2010 14:12:42 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: URGENT RESPOND

Dear Sir/ Madam
Good day, with due respect, trust, and humanity, I'm Mr. Hassan martin a native of Burkina Faso in West African region. I am a senior member of a reputable bank here in Burkina Faso .
I'm writing to you in order to propose a business transaction of 18 million dollars which I believe will be of a great interest to both of us. I found your contact while I was doing a private research on the Internet after my fasting & prayers to get a reliable and capable foreign partner that will assist the project of transferring this said fund into his or her companies or private bank account.
This fund belongs to a foreign customer of the bank I work with, and no one else knows about the review of this fund and transaction to you except me. I will need your full co-operation to make this transaction manifest because the management of the bank is ready to approve this payment to any foreigner who has correct information's of this deceased account. I will give to you the information's concerning this fund and the late account holder in order to pull this fund into your bank account for both of us.
Having said, all that is required now is your complete trust and honest cooperation to enable us see this transaction through. At the end of this transaction, you will have 30% of the total amount while 60% will be for me and 10% will be for expenses both parties might have incurred during the process of transferring.
Observe the utmost CONFIDENTIALITY AND SECRECY in this transaction, and be rest assured that this transaction would be most profitable for both of us. I wish you a pleasant day as I hope to read from you soon.
Yours Sincerely,
Mr. HASSAN MARTIN.

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