419 scam: "Thomas Blackman"<thomasblackman64@gmail.com> . I have a business propasal to discuss with you

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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:
- "death certificate" (this phrase is often used in inheritance scams such as next of kin or https://www.419scam.org/419-murdered-businessman.htm">orphan scams. )
- "00,000.00" (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)
This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "Thomas Blackman" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <thomasblackman65@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 14 Jan 2013 23:01:49 -0700
Subject: . I have a business propasal to discuss with you

My name is Dr. Thomas Blackman, an Auditor based here in London. I have a business
proposal to discus with you concerning one of my late clients Ms. Aneta. I contacted
you as you would be the best candidate for this deal.

My late client died a couple of years back (2007) in an auto-crash. Before Her death, she deposited some money with a bank here in London and as I write you, the fund is still there.

As her private auditor, the bank has been contacting me to know if any of her relations have emerged all these while. Honestly speaking, no one has come up and I have also made frantic efforts to locate them but to no avail. She was a contractor with the British Government before her sudden death.

As no one has come up for the said fund ($7,700,000.00), I decided to contact you and front you as a relation to my late client.

I have her Deposit and Death Certificates and would be able to get other three documents both from the Royal Court of Justice and the Police which would be needed to proof you as her true relation and the new beneficiary of the fund.
If you are interested, kindly forward to me your full name, your residential and office address, your occupation, phone number and a copy of your identification card.

Regards
Dr. Thomas Blackman

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