419 scam: Dorato Hartman <mrsmurrin346@gmail.com> Kind offer

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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:
- "hundred thousand us 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)
- "30% for you " (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)
- "chief auditor" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
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.
- dortharto@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Dorato Hartman <mrsmurrin346@gmail.com>
Reply-To: dortharto@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 13 Jun 2017 22:23:44 +0000
Subject: Kind offer

Dear,

I am Mr. Dorato Hartman, the chief executive manager of a Bank here and I
wish to transfer an amount of fund to your organization and which will be
30% for you and 70 % for me.

I discovered that my branch in which I am the Chief Auditor had Seven
Million three hundred thousand us dollars (7.3 Million USD) of which no
body/staff or director is aware of and will never be aware of, I have also
placed this fund on SUSPENSE ACCOUNT without a beneficiary.

As the member of the bank management,I cannot be directly connected to this
fund thus I am compelled to request for your assistance to receive this
fund into your bank account. I will compensate you with 30% as
gratification while 70% will be for me. Please if you accept my offer,
kindly contact me on my private email contact (dortharto@gmail.com ) for
more details. In course of this transaction, there are practically no risk
involve because it will be a bank-to-bank transfer.
In your return mail, please do forward your information as listed below if
you are willing to complete this transaction with me, to enable me put the
total fund in your name for claim as the next of kin to the deceased person:

Your full name:
Your house address:
Your phone number:
Your age/Occupation:

I will appreciate your response.

Regards

Mr. Dorato Hartman

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