419 scam: "Mr. Douglas Flint" <Info@mail.com> Your Reply is 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:

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:
- "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 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.
- deo33483@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Douglas Flint" <Info@mail.com>
Reply-To: deo33483@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 18 Apr 2016 11:47:57 +0300
Subject: Your Reply is needed

Good Day,

I am Mr. Douglas Flint the Director in charge of Auditing section of HSBC
Bank, 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.. I look
forward to receive your urgent reply.

Email me at: deo33483@gmail.com
Click on our Banking Website and read more about me
http://www.hsbc.com/1/2/about/board-of-directors
You can also open google, use my name to search for me and read more about
me Okay
Yours Faithfully,
Mr. Douglas Flint

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