419 scam: "LUIS DA COSTA"<dacosta_luis@rocketmail.com> HELLO

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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 next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "LUIS DA COSTA" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <luis.dacosta@mail.com>
Date: Mon, 19 Nov 2012 15:51:39 -0000
Subject: HELLO

FROM: Luis Da Costa

MY NAME IS LUIS DA COSTA . I WORK WITH BARCLEYS BANK AS A GROUP HEAD; TREASURY
DEPARTMENT. IN THE DISCHARGE OF MY DUTY, I STUMBLED ON THIS DOMICILIARY ACCOUNT THAT HAS REMAINED DORMANT FOR YEARS NOW WITH SIXTEEN MILLION, FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND EUROS IN IT.
ON PERSONAL INVESTIGATION, I DISCOVERED THAT THE ACCOUNT HOLDER DIED INTESTATE WITH THE MEMBERS OF HIS FAMILY WHO SHOULD BE THE NEXT OF KIN TO THE ACCOUNT.

I AM WRITING YOU TO WORK TOGETHER IN ORDER TO STAND AND ACT AS THE NEXT OF KIN
HENCE THE DEPOSITOR HAPPENED TO BE A FOREIGNER. IT IS SIMPLE PROCESS WHICH WILL TAKE A SHORT WHILE TO PROCESS. OUTSIDE THIS, THE BANK MANAGEMENT WILL CONFISCATE THIS AMOUNT OF MONEY AS UNCLEARED EFFECTS
AND SEND BACK TO THE DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION ACCOUNT.

IF I HEAR FROM YOU, I WILL TELL YOU THE OPERATIONAL METHOD WE CAN USE TO
EFFECT THE REMITTANCE INTO YOUR ACCOUNT FOR OUR MUTUAL BENEFIT. THUS, INCLUDE
YOUR PHONE NUMBER AND NAME FOR VOICE COMMUICATION.

LUIS DA COSTA

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