419 scam: "Andersen"<ejnerandrsn@yahoo.com> Kindly Acknowledge Receipt of This Mail.

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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:
- "search for a reliable person" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- ",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)
- "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)
- "await your urgent response" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "Andersen" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <ejnerandrsn@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 22 Jan 2010 05:11:18 +0100
Subject: Kindly Acknowledge Receipt of This Mail.

Greetings,

It is with heartfelt hope that i write to seek your co-operation and assistance in the context stated below.
I am Mr.Ejner Andersen, the personal Assistant to the late Mr.Richard Williams, i got your contact during my search for a reliable person i could do business with, though i do not know you but i seek to ask a favour from you as this will sincerely benefit the both of us and all parties involved.

My late Boss was an Executive officer of leading oil and servicing firm for 10 years and he was retired on the 28th day of September 2006. After a month, My Boss and his entire family died on their way to a Conference in an Automobile crash on the 11th day of December 2006.
Before his death my Boss had a total sum of $13,000,000.00(USD) with a Finance House in South Africa, hoping of transferring the funds to his country {United Kingdom} after his retirement as soon as he comes back from the conference. According to the {DEED OF WILL} made be my late Boss, he wrote {DEED OF WILL} that if anything should happen to him, that i should make sure i locate any of his family members.

Since i have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for close to 3 year now, I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased. I agree to pay you 40% of the fund as the account owner, 60% for me.

Please do provide the following information for the application processing.
1. Your full name:
2. Contact address:
3. Email:
4. Phone number for verbal communication:
5. Age (Date of Birth):
6. Occupation:

All this information will enable the Lawyer write an application to the Bank on your behalf, and present you to them as the real next of kin to my late Boss. All that is required from you is your honest cooperation to enable us see this business successful.
I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement which will protect you from any breach of the law.

Late Richard Williams was a very good man and it is not wise for me to allow his hard earned wealth to be stolen by the greedy directors of the Company.

Please note that this email is with no intent of getting you upset in anyway but just a proposal, I believe it will be of mutual benefit to both of us.

I strongly await your urgent response for effective process.

Regards,
Ejner Andersen.

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