419 scam: "Mr. Alexi Lean" <alexilean@admin.fr> BUSINESS PROPOSAL (PLEASE REPLY ASAP).

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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 united state 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)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Alexi Lean" <alexilean@admin.fr>
Reply-To: <alexileanparis@outlook.com>
Date: Sat, 16 Sep 2017 07:39:12 +0100
Subject: BUSINESS PROPOSAL (PLEASE REPLY ASAP).

Greetings to you,

Let me start by introducing my self, I am Mr. Alexi Lean the
personal account officer to Mr. Maxwell Anderson a German citizen
here in France.

I am writing this letter to ask for your support and co-operation to
carry out this business opportunity.

After annual audit Last month in my branch It was discovered that
$22 Million (Twenty Two Million United State Dollars,) belonging to
my late client Mr. Maxwell Anderson is yet to be claimed.

My late client died along side with is family, in a plane crash.

Mr. Maxwell Anderson, died in the plane crash Monday, 31 July 2000,
(an air France jet liner) with his entire family and other
passengers on board as you can confirm it yourself via the website
below for (BBC NEWS:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/859479.stm

According to France Banking law after the expiration of 17 years, if
nobody apply for the claim the said fund, it will confiscate as
state treasury, I am seeking for your support to claim these funds
so that we move it into useful investments.

I am ready to share with you 40% for you and 60% will be kept for
me, reason while I am contacting you is because I cannot stand in
the forefront to claim this funds alone because I am currently
working with the bank.

NOTE: MY LATE CLIENT LEFT A CODE FOR THE BENEFICIARY WHO IS TO
CLAIM HIS FUND BEFORE HE PASSED AWAY. I HAVE THE CODE WHICH I WILL
GIVE TO YOU, TO TENDER TO THE ATTORNEY OF MY LATE CLIENT TO
FACILITATE THE RELEASE OF THE FUND TO YOU.

Please discard this message if you are not interested. Do not
discuss this matter with anybody, if you have any reasons to reject
this offer, please and please destroy this message as any Leakage of
this information will be too bad for me at my work place.

Thanks for your kind understanding.

Mr. Alexi Lean

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