419 scam: "mhart"<hartmatthew175@gmail.com> Greetings From London

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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)
- "your urgent reply" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
- "top secret" (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 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- +441512510447

Fraud email example:

From: "mhart" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <Matthew.Hart11@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 24 Dec 2020 12:27:53 -0800
Subject: Greetings From London

From Matthew hart

Phone: +441512510447.

Dear Friend, I am Mr. matthew hart, Relationship Director, NatWest Bank. I implore your attention to aim of emailing you today and hope you keep it a top secret to ensure success. I discovered late STEVE HARRIS (an Oso landslide victim) account with credit balance of GBP15 Million in our bank. I have details to claim this fund successfully, but as a bank staff, me or my kin cannot lay the claim. Please accept my offer as "Beneficiary" and be rest assured of legal formalities for successful transfers in your name. 40% of the fund is yours as a partner in the deal.

Please consider my offer and send (Your full name, contact address and your phone number), so I can re-profile the fund in your name as the beneficiary, and raise payment approvals to your choice accounts. I wait your urgent reply or call, so we discuss in details. Thanks in anticipation of your immediate response.

Kind regards,

Matthew Hart,
Relationship Director,
NatWest Bank plc.

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