419 scam: Eric Shakil <rkm466@gmail.com> This proposal is indeed very confidential and needs urgent attention .

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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:
- "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)
- ",500,000" (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)
- "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)
- "waiting for your urgent response" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
- "very confidential" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
- "shakric55@outlook.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
- "shakric55@outlook.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: Eric Shakil <rkm466@gmail.com>
Reply-To: shakric55@outlook.com
Date: Wed, 5 Nov 2014 07:56:21 +0000
Subject: This proposal is indeed very confidential and needs urgent attention .

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Hello,

This message might meet you in utmost surprise; however, it is just my
urgent need for a foreign partner that made me to contact you for this
transaction. I am Mr. Eric Shakil , a banker by profession working with a
Commercial Bank over here in the United Arab Emirates (U.A.E) and currently
holding the position of Director Auditing and Accounting unit of the bank .
I have the opportunity transferring the left over funds in the tune of
(US$17,500,000.00) SEVENTEEN MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES
DOLLARS ONLY of one of my bank customers who died along with his entire
family on the 15th July, 2009 in a plane crash in Northern Iran, who had no
relative to claim the fund and I want you to help me receive the fund in
your country or any country of your choice because according to the ethics
of the banking sector, I can not do that alone except with a foreign
partner like you. This is an opportunity for us to claim the fund and give
our life's a complete definition and meaning.

Please click or copy and paste the links below for better understanding;

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caspian_Airlines_Flight_7908

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8151327.stm

Hence, I am inviting you for a business deal where this money can be shared
between two of us in the ratio of 50/50 percentage. If you agree to my
business proposal, more details of the fund transfer including the related
vital legal documents concerning this transaction will be forwarded to you
for more clarifications as soon as I receive your reply. Please treat this
transaction very confidential.

We shall go over the details once I receive your urgent response and
because of the sensitivity of this transaction, make sure you contact me
strictly through my direct personal email address ( shakric55@outlook.com )
. I will be waiting for your urgent response as soon as you receive this
mail today.

Have a nice day,

Mr. Eric Shakil ,
Reply to me on: shakric55@outlook.com

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