419 scam: INFOBOX <fidelixndukah@gmail.com> REPLY MY MESSAGE

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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 british pounds" (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)
- ",000,000" (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)
This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: INFOBOX <fidelixndukah@gmail.com>
Reply-To: officeboxmail846@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 30 Jan 2019 22:16:23 +0100
Subject: REPLY MY MESSAGE

Mr James Cutter
Head of Foreign Operations
HSBC Bank Towers,
14 Blythewood Glasgow G2 4AQ,
United Kingdom.
Telephone 44-7024-0778-52

Dear,

Do accept my sincere apologies if my mail does not meet your personal ethics.
I will introduce myself as Head of Foreign Operations of a well-known
bank here in the United Kingdom.

One of our accounts with holding balance of Â£15,000,000(Fifteen
Million British pounds) has been dormant and has not been operated for
the past 4 years.

From my investigations and confirmations, the owner of this account a
foreigner by name Gerald Stone died in 4th of January 2012 and since
then nobody has done anything as regards the claiming of this money
because he has no family members who are aware of the existence of
neither the account nor the funds.

Also Information from the National Immigration states that he was also
single on entry into the UK.

I have secretly discussed this matter with some of the bank officials
and we have agreed to find a reliable foreign partner to deal with.

We thus propose to do business with you, standing in as the next of
kin of these funds from the deceased and funds released to you after
due processes have been
followed.

This transaction is totally free of risk and troubles as the fund is a
legitimate and does not originate from drug, money laundry, terrorism
or any other illegal act.
On your interest, let me hear from you.

Regards,
Mr James Cutter

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