419 scam: "Michael Dickinson, Rabobank Group"<ci@dmaxlink.net> If you are interested

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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:
- "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 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Michael Dickinson, Rabobank Group" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <MichaelDckinson@katamail.com>
Date: Sat, 26 Oct 2013 09:00:57 -0700
Subject: If you are interested

Rabobank Group
Lozenberg 20
Zaventem B-1932
Belgium

Greetings,

I am Mr. Michael Dickinson I work as the Fund Executive Manager with Rabobank Group Belgium, the world leading Investment & Fund Management Institution based in Belgium/Channel Island. I have an investor under my portfolio with a closing balance of €41,300,000.00 (Forty-One Million Three Hundred Thousand Euro) as his first initial deposit.

This investor died Four years ago leaving no WILL or AUTHORIZATION for Re- transfer of his investment and its proceeds to the INHERITOR. I have personally carried out an investigation on the subject matter that took me 15Months to finalize and was made to understand that the family relatives of the investor knows nothing about his investment with Rabobank Group Belgium and none have any records of all his deposits and investment with us, there by creating an avenue for claiming of the said funds with its accrued interest on presentation of a trustworthy person that can stand as the
INHERITOR to the deceased

If you are interested I can present you as the INHERITOR with proper documentation that will qualify you to have the funds claimed and on doing this, our establishment will not question the release of the funds to you as I will make sure that we comply with the banking laws and ethics of claiming the investment in our establishment.

If you are willing to combine with me please kindly forward the following Information.
(1) Full Name:
(2) Postal Address:
(3 Telephones and Fax Number:
(4) Occupation:
(5) Date of Birth:

We shall both share the fund, 50% to me and 50%

Please contact me for more details if interested.

Sincerely

Mr. Michael Dickinson.

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