419 scam: "Mrs. Desort Sali" <vantho@t-online.hu> ''My Proposal'' Pls Reply

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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:
- "million 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 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs. Desort Sali" <vantho@t-online.hu>
Reply-To: "Mrs. Desort Sali" <desali01@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 30 May 2016 12:17:19 GMT
Subject: ''My Proposal'' Pls Reply

Hi,

I'M Mrs. Desort Sali.

I sent you a copy here

Pardon me for contacting through this medium; I am compelled to do so for some reason.
I am a cashier at a Bank.
There's one of my client who had certain sum deposited with us but had died some years ago,

this made me to contact you for certain reason.
The client has been dead for seven years now and no one has had access... none requested an

inquiry to this customer's account. Our terms of services states that if an account

remained inactive for some period and without pre-notice, and if it is above six minimum

years, the customer will forfeit all rights to such account, the access code will be

changed and diverted.
This particular customer has the sum of ten million dollars in his account.
My aim of contacting you, be it this proposal here is to use you as a next of kin, I will

provide every other details as you may have responded to me.
Beside, You may not use real identity before the amount can be claim.
I will guide you on what to do, for efforts put forward/Yours cooperation... you will be

entitled to 40% of the fund.
The balance 60% is for me and two other clerks here.
Please honor my proposal so that I may send other details soon.
If you are available... Skype, Facebook or the like, please let me know so that we may have

discuss or may chat it over.
You’re welcome

Mrs. Desort S.
Regards

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