419 scam: "Advocate Dali Mpofu. X" <luke@i2k.com> Re:Transaction Details!!!

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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:
- "inheritance funds" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "confidential business" (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.
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.
- advdalimpofu@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Advocate Dali Mpofu. X" <luke@i2k.com>
Reply-To: Advdalimpofu@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 10 Mar 2020 16:17:35 +0200
Subject: Re:Transaction Details!!!

CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS PROPOSAL =

Hello, =

=

KINDLY GET BACK TO ME HERE Advdalimpofu@gmail.com IF YOU ARE INTERESTED. It=
is with trust and sincerity that I approach you for assistance to transfer=
some funds into your bank account. Please do accept my apology if my mail =
infringes on your personal ethics. My name is Advocate Dali Mpofu. Based he=
re in South Africa. Honestly it will be my humble pleasure if we can work t=
ogether. =

=

I would like you to act as the next of kin to my deceased client, a citizen=
of your country, who made a deposit of ($11.5 million) only with a Bank he=
re, few years back a client of mine died in a plane crash with his immediat=
e family in a car crash without any registered next of kin and as such the =
funds now have an open beneficiary mandate with a Bank, This means that any=
person from your country can act as the next of kin to the deceased person=
for claiming the inheritance funds without any risk involved. =

=

More so, I have received official letter from the bank suggesting a likely =
proceeding for confiscation of the Fund in line with existing laws by the b=
ank in which my client deposited the sum of ($11.5 million) (Eleven Million=
Five Hundred Thousand Dollars) According to the Government Law as provided=
in section 129 sub 63(N), South African Banking Edit of 1961 at the expira=
tion of 11 years the fund will revert to the ownership of the South African=
Government, if nobody applies to claim the fund. My proposition to you is =
to present you to the bank as the Next of kin and beneficiary of my decease=
d client so that the bank will pay this ($11.5 million) to you so that we c=
an share the amount on a mutually agreed percentage of 50% for me 50% for y=
ou. All legal documents to back up your claim as the deceased Next of Kin w=
ill be provided by me. =

=

All I require is your honest cooperation to enable us see this transaction =
through. I guarantee you that this will be executed under a legitimate arra=
ngement that will protect you from any breach of the law. If you are intere=
sted in this transactions, Please do let me know immediately so that I can =
give you comprehensive details on how to proceed. =

=

Regards and God bless, =

=

Advocate Dali Mpofu.

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