419 scam: "Family!"<David@gmail.com> Family Offer {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.
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Family!" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <ddavid.mack@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 24 Mar 2011 15:43:48 -0700
Subject: Family Offer {Read}

This can be approved to you legally as with all the necessary documentary approvals in your name.

However, you would be required to show some proof of claim which I will provide you with and also guide

you on how to make your applications. Please do give me a reply so that I can send you detailed information

on this proposition. I completely trust you to keep this absolutely confidential. No one has operated this account

since 1999, He died without an heir; hence it has been floating. No other person knows about this and there was

no known beneficiary. If I can get a living family member of the deceased urgently, then the funds would not be

forfeited and subsequently converted to company's own which will benefit only the directors of my firm. Please note

that since the death of the account owner,no one has operated this account, Kindly forward your telephone and fax

numbers where I can reach you easily. I look forward to your prompt response.

Please you can reach on my private email

Regards

Mr. David Mack

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