419 scam: "David Smith" <davidsmith01desk@gmail.com> info

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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:
- "million 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)
This email message is a next of kin scam.
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.
- davidsmith10desk@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "David Smith" <davidsmith01desk@gmail.com>
Reply-To: davidsmith10desk@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 26 Dec 2015 17:04:32 +0200
Subject: info

Good Day

My name is David Smith, I am a staff of Charles Schwab Corporation (London, UK) I am an investment director responsible for the management of private client portfolios, including trusts, charities and pension funds, I am contacting you concerning Albert, a deceased customer of my Bank and investment he placed under our banks management 8 years ago to the tune of eighteen million United States dollars ($18, 000, 000, 00).

I would respectfully request that you keep the contents of this mail confidential and respect the integrity of the information you come by as a result of this mail, I have been in charge of this department for 6 years and to best of my knowledge, I have discharged my duty with equity.

In the process of review of our financial report by my department, I discovered that the nominated next of kin cannot be reached/ found.I then tried to contact family/friend/colleagues and all attempts to trace his next of kin were fruitless ;hence I contacted you so that I can give you further briefing on my intention and how to disburse the funds and estate he left behind. knowing too well that when people die intestate (without a will) and with no known relatives, their names are released by the Treasury department before they will legally confiscate the funds.

My proposal; since the next of kin could not be reached nor found, I am prepared to place you in a position to instruct the Bank to release the deposit to you as the closest surviving relation. Upon receipt of the deposit, I am prepared to share the money with you in half. That is, I will simply nominate you as the next of kin and have them release the deposit to you. We share the proceeds 50/50.

I ask that you do not destroy my chance, if you will not work with me let me know.Do not betray my confidence. If we can be of one accord, we should act swiftly on this.

Please get back to me immediately for further communication

I await your response.

Regards,
David Smith
email:davidsmith10desk@gmail.com

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