419 scam: David Smith <davidsmith1200@outlook.com> URGENT RESPONSE BACK........

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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 british pounds" (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)
- ",000,000" (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)
- "i will give you 35% " (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)
- "confidential business" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
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.
- davidsmith2014@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: David Smith <davidsmith1200@outlook.com>
Reply-To: <davidsmith0230@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Fri, 19 Feb 2016 22:09:13 +0000
Subject: URGENT RESPONSE BACK........

Bank of Scotland
PO Box 23581,
Edinburgh,
EH1 1WH,
United Kingdom.

GOOD NEWS : CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS TRANSACTION.

Greetings Dear,

I
know that This letter might surprise you because, we have not met
neither in person nor by correspondence. But I believe it is one day
that you get know somebody either in physical or through correspondence,
I found it interesting, and decided to contact you for a business
transaction.

Be so kind to contact me at your
earliest-convenient for a possible business deal involving money
transfer of about £152,000,000 (One Hundred And Fifty Two Million
British Pounds).

I am presently in London working as an
investment consultant with the Scotland Bank at their offshore
department located at the Isle Of Man. With your sincere assistant and
co-operation, I have secretly discussed this matter with the bank
manager here and we have agreed to find a reliable foreign partner to
deal with us although due to his position he did not want to take active
part but as soon as you follow my instructions everything will be
successful because we will be working hand in hand with him.

We
thus propose to do business with you, standing in as the next of kin of
these funds from the deceased and after due legal processes have been
followed the fund will be released to your account without delay and we
will use it for investment and to assist the less privileged in the
society because if we left the fund with the government it will be
fortified for nothing and will be used to suppress the poor masses in
the society.

This transaction is totally free of risk and
troubles as the fund is legitimate and does not originate from drug,
money laundry, terrorism or any other illegal act. Finally, I will give
you 35% for your corporation, 5% will be for expenses both parties might
have incurred during this process.

On receipt of your response I
will furnish you with detailed clarification as it relates to this
mutual benefit transaction. I look forward to hearing from you as soon
as possible if you are interested. Please email me back on this mail
address: (davidsmith2014@hotmail.com).

I wait to hear from you ASAP.

Best Regards,

Mr. David Smith.

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