419 scam: Mr Alan Reid <eric@arc.co.za> Looking forward to your urgent reply.

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

Fraud email example:

From: Mr Alan Reid <eric@arc.co.za>
Reply-To: Mr Alan Reid <mralanreid111@latinmail.com>
Date: Sat, 04 Jul 2015 23:45:51 +0200 (SAST)
Subject: Looking forward to your urgent reply.

Greetings,

My name is Mr. Alan Reid. I am a banker. It is true
that we have not met each other in person, but I strongly believe that
no trust, no friendship in every business. I have a deceased customer's
abandoned fund, which I am his personal financial adviser before his
accidental death, that being the main reason why I alone working in the
bank here, know much about the existence of this fund and the secrets
surrounding this money. But before I disclose the full details to you, I
will like to know your interest and willingness to assist me.

My best regards,
Mr. Alan Reid

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