419 scam: "Mr.Austin Lizin" <mr.austinlizin18@gmail.com> Hello

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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:
- "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)
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.
- mr.austinlizin2@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr.Austin Lizin" <mr.austinlizin18@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mr.austinlizin2@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 13 Sep 2017 08:32:43 -0700
Subject: Hello

Hello

Am Mr.Austin Lizin Managing Director of Global Trust Bank Dubai U.A.E. I
write you this proposal in good faith hoping that I will rely on you in a
business transaction that require absolute confidentiality and of great
interest and benefit to our both families.

In 2007,one Mr. Husson whose surname is same as yours and has your country
in his file as his place of origin, made a fixed deposit for 36 months,
valued at $26,700,000.00 with my bank. I was his account officer before I
rose to the position of Managing Director.

The maturity date for this deposit contract was 18th of June 2010. Sadly
Husson was among the death victims in the September 2009 earthquake in
Indonesia that left over 1,200 people dead while he was there on business
trip. Since the last quarter of 2010 until today, the management of my bank
have been finding means to reach him so as certain if he will roll over the
Deposit or have the contract sum withdrawn.

When I discovered that this will happen, I have tried to think up a
procedure to preserve this fund and use them proceeds for business. Some
directors here have been trying to find out from me the information about
this account and the owner, but I have kept it closed because, I know that
if they become aware that Mr. Husson is late, they will corner the funds
for themselves.

Therefore, am seeking your co-operation to present you as the one to
benefit from his fund at his death since you have the same name, so that my
bank headquarters will pay the funds to you. I have done enough inside bank
arrangement and you only have to put in your details into the information
network in the bank computers and reflect you as his next of kin. If you
concur with this proposal, I intend for you to retain 50% of the funds
while 50% shall be for me.Email { mr.austinlizin2@gmail.com }

Kindly forward your response to my Email:

Regards,
Mr.Austin Lizin
Managing Director,Global Trust Bank Dubai U.A.E
(Wealth and investment Director)

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