419 scam: Mr.Douglas Flint URGENT REPLY NEEDED

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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:
- "a project that will be very beneficial to both of us" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "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)
- "your urgent reply" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
This email message is a next of kin scam.
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.
- +447045756899 (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.
- douglass.hsbc@gmail.com (Gmail/GoogleMail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: Mr.Douglas Flint
Reply-To: <douglass.hsbc@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 1 Nov 2015 04:51:41 +0100
Subject: URGENT REPLY NEEDED

Good Day,

I am Mr. Douglas Flint. the Director in charge of Auditing section of HSBC Bank In United Kingdom.

Forgive my indignation if this message comes to you as a surprise. I have decided to contact you on a project that will be very beneficial to both of us. During our auditing in this Bank, I came across some amount of money belonging to a deceased foreigner who died with his wife and their only daughter on February 4, 2008 in a plane crash.

The said amount is Five Million Seven Hundred Thousand Dollars ($5,700,000.00). I want you to know that I never master minded the death of the deceased fellow. Their death occur naturally All the arrangement to put claim over this fund as the Bonafide Next of Kin to the deceased, has been put in place and directives will be relayed to you as soon as you indicate your interest and willingness to assist me and also benefit yourself to this great business opportunity. In this country as a civil servant (A Banker), we are not allowed to operate a foreign account.

This is the actual reason why it will require a second party or fellow who will forward claims as the next of kin to the Bank and also present a foreign account where he/she will need the money to be re-transferred into on his/her request. Our Banking law stipulates that if such money remained unclaimed after (10 years), the money will be transferred into the Bank treasury as unclaimed funds. The request of foreigner as next of kin in this business is occasioned by the fact that the customer was a foreigner.

Upon your acceptance to carry on this task more information will be made known to you, and the said funds will be share in the ratio of 60/40 % there after I will visit your country for disbursement according to the percentages indicated. Please you have been advised to keep "top-secret" as I am still in service and intend to retire from service after I conclude this deal with you. I will fly down to your country or any place we shall agreed on for subsequent sharing of the fund according to percentages previously indicated and further investment will be discussed if there is any reason for that.

Upon your acceptance to this proposal, kindly get back to me via this e-mail: douglass.hsbc@gmail.com
I look forward to receive your urgent reply. My Phone number is +44 7045 756 899

Here is our Bank website, when you open it search for my name Douglas
Flint: http://www.hsbc.com/1/2/about/board-of-directors

Yours Faithfully,
Mr. Douglas Flint

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