419 scam: "Attorney Harry Miller" <biuro@sternicy.com.pl> Re:Very Urgent

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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:
- "utmost confidentiality" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
- "there is no risk involved" (almost true for the criminal trying to scam you - arrests of online criminals are rare)
This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "Attorney Harry Miller" <biuro@sternicy.com.pl>
Reply-To: strubmiller@counsellor.com
Date: Wed, 12 Aug 2015 19:35:29 +0200
Subject: Re:Very Urgent

Hello Dear,
I am a German Solicitor resident in Germany and Australia. I was the person=
al Attorney to Mr. Foo Ming Lee, a national of Malaysia who used to work wi=
th a construction company here in Germany.

Mr. Foo Ming Lee 52 years old made a fixed deposit of funds valued at Ninet=
een Million Euros with a bank here in Europe and unfortunately lost his lif=
e in the Malaysia Airlines Flight MH 17 from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur that=
was shot down by pro-Russian separatists on 17 July 2014, killing all 283 =
passengers and 15 crew on board as you can see on the following link: https=
://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malaysia_Airlines_Flight_17

To the best of my knowledge as his personal attorney, Mr. Foo Ming Lee no l=
iving beneficiary or next of kin therefore, I want you to reply me immediat=
ely after reading this email so that, i can prepare the necessary legal doc=
uments and present you to the bank a the only surviving relative to Mr. Foo=
Ming Lee and instruct the bank o wire the deposit funds Nineteen Million E=
uros into your provided account.

You and i shall share the money 50%/50% therefore, after receiving the mone=
y from the bank,
you will have to transfer my 50% to my account which i shall provide to you=
=2E

There is no risk involved as i would provide all the legal documents to bac=
k you up and also present you to the bank personally as the rightful benefi=
ciary to the deposit funds. But i would required your sincerity, honesty an=
d co=3Doperation to enable us accomplish this successfully in few days.

Your response is urgently needed. You may also send your telephone number s=
o that i can call you. Do not forget that a project of this magnitude requi=
res utmost confidentiality.

Waiting to hear from you.
Attorney Harry Miller

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