419 scam: "Mr. Steven McCallister" <W.Dierks@t-online.de> Proposal

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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:
- "with your full names" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "may come to you as a surprise" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Steven McCallister" <W.Dierks@t-online.de>
Reply-To: "steven.mccallister44@yahoo.com" <steven.mccallister44@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 1 Nov 2019 13:47:47 +0100 (CET)
Subject: Proposal

Hello dear,

I know that this may come to you as a surprise due to the amount of scam
emails we all receive on daily basis but it is with a sincere and humble
heart that I am making this contact for our mutual benefit. I am Mr. Steven
McCallister and I work with a reputable bank here in London, UK. I need
your partnership in a funds transfer process involving an unclaimed
deposit. I have exhausted all possible avenues to trace any living relative
of a deceased customer of our bank but my efforts did not yield any
positive result. I can use my office to present you as next of kin to the
deceased and have the funds transferred to your account for our mutual
benefit. This is risk free and I will personally oversee the process of the
transfer of funds from my bank to your account.

If you wish to be part of this project, kindly reply with your full names,
contact address, date of birth and phone number while I furnish you with
more details of the project.

Yours sincerely,

Mr. Steven McCallister

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