419 scam: "Louis René Vallée"<eba.eu@europe.com> Re-My Previous Email!

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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:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "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)
- ",500,000" (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)
- "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)
- "keep this confidential" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "Louis René Vallée" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <lr.vallee@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 20 Jun 2018 11:10:03 -0230
Subject: Re-My Previous Email!

Attention: Very Urgent

Dear Friend,

This is a personal letter directed to you and I request that it be treated as such. I am a manager of a Bank here in Turkey.

I would like you to act as the next of kin to a deceased customer of our Bank Mr Abis Rizvi, CEO of Rizvi Builders ,
a Citizen of India who made a Time Numbered deposit of $5,500,000.00 (Five Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars)
with our Bank here in Turkey. He died in a nightclub gun attack that took place during a New Year party in Istanbul, Turkey.

We have received official letter from the Apex bank suggesting a likely proceeding for confiscation of the Fund in line with existing laws.

The Law here stipulates that at the expiration of 2 years the fund will revert to the ownership of the Government, if nobody applies to claim the fund.

My proposition to you is to present you to the bank as the Next of kin so that the bank will pay this $5.5 Million Dollars to you as the beneficiary
so that we can share on a mutually agreed percentage of 50% for me 40% for you and 10% will be donated to charity.

All documents to back this claim will be provided by me. All I require is your honest cooperation to enable us see this transaction through.

If you are interested and can keep this confidential, Please contact me so that I can give you comprehensive details on how to proceed.

Your immediate response will be highly appreciated.

Regards,

Louis René Vallée

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