419 scam: "Doodluck David." <goodluckdavid52@yahoo.com> Next Of Kin,

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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:
- "necessary legal documents" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "huge deposit" (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)
- "million us 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)
- "abuja" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
- "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
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.
- goodluckdavid35@yahoo.com.ph (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Doodluck David." <goodluckdavid52@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: goodluckdavid35@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 5 Mar 2012 10:35:18 -0600 (CST)
Subject: Next Of Kin,

Hello,

Do accept my sincere apologies if my mail fails to meet your personal
Ethics, as you and i must be very careful, do to the evil doings of people
of the world today, which have bring fear and also made many people not to
go into original business ventures. Take away ignorant and listen properly
to my Business Proposal,

I am a Banker; my name is Goodluck David, an accountant. i am the
accounts Manager to a late engineer, a white foreigner whom i know very
well, who was a contractor with the DEPARTMENT OF PETROLEUM RESOURCES
VICTORIA ISLAND, LAGOS. On 10,Dec 2005 my customer/client, his wife, and
his only son were involved in the Sosoliso Airlines' McDonnell Douglas
DC-9. Flight 1145 left the capital, Abuja. they all died in this fatal air
crash., Since then I have made several inquiries to your embassy to locate
any of my clients extended Relatives, this has also Proved un successful.

After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to trace a good and
reliable some one over the Internet, to with good company go ahead with me
in repatriating his funds left behind here in my Bank.

Yes, am contacting you to assist in repatriating the money and property
left behind by my customer/client before they get confiscated or declared
unserviceable by the bank where these huge deposits were lodged,
Particularly this Bank where am presently working, Where the deceased had
an account Valued at($14.2 million U.S Dollars) has issued me a notice to
provide the next of kin. Or have the account confiscated within a shot
period of time.

Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives, i now seek your
consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased since my clients
name look alike from your emailing address, so that the proceeds of this
account valued at ($14.2 million US Dollars) can be paid to you and then
you and me Can share the funds.

With my master plan, an attorney will be contacted to help us and make use
of his legal power presenting him self to the Bank as your old family who
has the power to do every thing with the Bank on your behalf, yes has to
notarize all the necessary legal documents that can be used to back up the
inheritance claim.

All I require is your honest cooperation to enable us seeing this deal
through. Haven gone thruogh my mail and you are interested, please for
security reason, call me on phone or send an email immediately to my
private Email Address: (goodluckdavid35@yahoo.com.ph), indicating your
interest, mail back and let me know of your full name, telephone number,
and also, your residential Address, these are to enable our agreement bond
by an attorney.

And I will strongly go ahead and surrender to you the full and detail
information of my Bank to let the fund repatriation kick up and get done
successfully. yes mail back to me immediately and i will reply and let you
know of my full master plan and other details regards to the success of my
business. I know what am saying.

Best regards,
Thanks for your understanding with me,
Mr.Goodluck David,

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