419 scam: "ERIC DENIS" <ericdenis101@peoplepc.com> PLEASE REPLY ASAP

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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:
- "i will like you to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "hundred thousand united states 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)
- "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal trying to scam you - arrests of online criminals are rare)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- +447086468165 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
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.
- ericdenis101@rediffmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "ERIC DENIS" <ericdenis101@peoplepc.com>
Reply-To: ericdenis101@rediffmail.com
Date: Tue, 27 May 2014 18:42:33 -0400
Subject: PLEASE REPLY ASAP

Partnership Proposition

Good day to you!

Before I proceed I must first apologize for this unsolicited letter to
you, I am aware that this is certainly not a conventional way of approach
to establish a relationship of trust, but you will realize the need for my
action. I am a LEGAL PRACTITIONERS & FINANCIAL
SOLICITORS. Actually; I got your contact information through the public
records while
searching for a relative from the same country to my late client, a
business magnate in Europe, for Fifteen years, but unfortunately died
along with his family during the Tsunami catastrophic, which occurred on
Sunday, 26 December 2004.

Before his death; he deposited one vault, containing the sum of Ten
Million and Eight Hundred
Thousand United States Dollars with a Financial Company in Europe. The
Holding Financial
Company has mandated me to present any family heir/inheritor for claims,
before the vault gets
confiscated or reverts to the Bureau of Diplomatic Security, as unclaimed
vault. I contacted you because I've search for any of my late client's
relative to no avail, as he did not declare any name in the official paper
works during the time he deposited the funds in a vault.

Against this backdrop, my suggestion to you is that I will like you to
stand as the beneficiary to my late client since you both are from the
same country so that the fund will be released to you. With my position as
his lawyer, I will obtain relevant documents that will assist your claims,
and facilitate the release of the funds to you if only you can give me
your consent to use your name and address as the beneficiary. Be assured
that this transaction is 100% risk free, as all modalities to actualize
the operation effectively are already in place for you to release the
funds via bank-to-bank wire transfer. Once the funds are released to you,
we will share it in two equal half (50/50) ($5.4 Million each)

Kindly indicate your response to this letter by providing me with only
your FULL NAME,
ADDRESS and TELEPHONE NUMBER for further clarifications.

However, please be kind to get back to me via:
ericdenis101@rediffmail.com, or call me direct via: +447086468165 or
+447024079978 if you are not willing to work with me, so that I can
further my search for another partner.

Kind Regards,
Eric Denis
Bell & Buxton Solicitors
Telegraph House, High Street, Sheffield S1 2GA
DX: 10529 Sheffield 1

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