419 scam: Klein Reinhard Werner <gytgtt----fgytyu@att.net> (no subject)

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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:
- "diplomatic courier" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
- "power of attorney" (with your bank details and a power of attorney form criminals sometimes empty bank accounts)
- "courier service" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.

Fraud email example:

From: Klein Reinhard Werner <gytgtt----fgytyu@att.net>
Reply-To: kleinreinhard_werner@mail.ru
Date: Mon, 7 Mar 2011 00:31:59 -0800 (PST)
Subject:

International Security Assistance Force
Provincial Reconstruction Teams

Hello Dear,

I am Sgt Klein Reinhard Werner and I am a member of NATO-ISAF Task Force and Provincial Reconstruction Troops here in Afghanistan. Please note that i have contacted you in good faith and the proposal is for the benefit of the both of us. Based on the German legislative and executive decision of pulling our troop out of here soon, I have decided to contact you for this business opportunity and relationship. I want to inform you that I have in my possession the sum of USD 10.5 million, which I got from crude oil deals in the Middle East. This money is right now secured in the security vault of the Red Cross Society here in Afghanistan.

I want to invest the money in a good business like real estate as soon as my service here ends, anyway you will advise me on that since I am not a business person. I am solely interested in making a life for my two daughters and therefore i shall require the service of a person who is trustworthy and sincere and i am going to make you the beneficiary of the money and allowing you to invest for my Kids in the event anything happens to me here. I am a German and an intelligence officer, so I have a 100% authentic means of transferring the money through diplomatic courier service. I just need your acceptance and all is done.

I contacted you after many thoughts. Our operation here is getting tough and anything can happen to me. This is the reason I made up my mind to locate somebody abroad whom i can establish a business relationship with and use the money and buy off real estate. I shall establish a memorandum of understanding with you and give you the power of attorney to represent my interest. This means that you will receive the money in your account as payment for real estate and which you have the power to manage for me. I require a great trust and sincerity from you because if anything happens to me, you shall take care of my two daughters whom i shall also make a partner in my agreement with you.I need someone I could deal with on trust, so that is why i contacted you to work with me as the receiving partner in your country. If you accept, I will put you forward as the beneficiary of the funds and transfer the money to you because as a uniformed person I cannot be
parading such an amount so I need to present someone as the beneficiary.

I am writing from a fresh email account so if you are not interested do not reply to this email and please delete this message, if no response after 3 days I will then search for someone else.If you are interested, then let me know so we can proceed as time is very important to me. I wait for your contact details so we can go into action. In less than seven working days, the money should have been in your position. I will give to you 10% of the sum and 90% is for my investment interest because I know that nothing goes for nothing, I hope I am been fair to you for your assistance as my receiving partner. Get back to me urgently, if you are interested in this business deal

Kind regards,
Sgt Klein Reinhard Werner

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