419 scam: "MR. SIMON DAVID."<mrsimondavid50000@postafiok.hu> HELLO DEAREST, AM WAITING FOR YOUR RESPOND.

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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:
- "necessary legal documents" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "million united states dollars" (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)
- ",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)
- "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)
- "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
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.
- mrsimondavid50000@freemail.hu (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "MR. SIMON DAVID." (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mrsimondavid50000@freemail.hu>
Date: Fri, 16 Dec 2011 02:53:49 -0800
Subject: HELLO DEAREST, AM WAITING FOR YOUR RESPOND.

UNION BANK OF NIGERIA PLC
PLOT 36 MARINA STREET, LAGOS ISLAND,
LAGOS _NIGERIA.

Dearest,

I GOT YOUR CONTACT ONLINE INTERNET AND I WANT TO TRUST YOU WITH HOPE THAT YOU WILL NOT LET ME DOWN, I am Mr. Simon David, the Accountant Auditor General, UNION BANK OF NIGERIA PLC to (LATE MR. JAMES HILDEBRAND). who used to work with Shell Petroleum Development Company in Nigeria (SPDC} as the Engineering Director, after series of inquiries i was meant to understand that the depositor died On the 21st of April 2008 in a motor accident, with his family who were supposed to be the next of kin to his deposit.

Unfortunately, they all lost their lives in the event of the accident. Since then I have made several inquiries to Embassy to locate any of my client's relatives, this has also proved unsuccessful. After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to trace his relatives over the Internet to locate any member of his family but to no avail, hence, I contacted you to assist in repatriating the money left behind by my client in our Bank. Fortunately, the Bank where the deceased deposited the Seventeen Million United States Dollars{$17,000,000.00} knows me very well and has ask me to present some one to claim the fund left by my late client as they all know I am his personal Accountant.

Consequently, my Bank has issued me a notice to provide the Next of Kin to claim the Seventeen Million United States Dollars {$17,000,000.00) in their custody within the next ten official working days. Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over the years now, I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased to claim the fund as the Next of Kin to him so that the fund will be transferred to your account by the Bank.

I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased since you are a foreigner; So that the proceeds of this account valued at can be paid to your nominated account in our favour.At 50% to me and 50% to you. Then engagement and board of directors of (Union Bank Of Nigeria plc) has issued a notice to provide the next of kin or have the account frozen and I know that they will surely not rest until they finally froze his fund. Instead of this fund to be frozen or converted to our Federal Government Treasury for importation of Arms for war, i demand it more useful and better to work it out into your account in our favour.

I have all the necessary legal documents that can be used to back-up your claim as the next of kin. This we must achieve with your sincere co-operation to ensure that this fund is not wasted or ends up in the hands of people that like war, I hope you understand me very well, All I require is your honest co-operation to enable us see this deal through and i want you this transaction to be secret between both of us.

Therefore to enable the immediate transfer of the fund to you as indicated. You must apply to the bank as relation or next of kin of the deceased. Upon receipt of reply. I will send to you the text of application as soon as you receive this letter, you should reach me through my above e-mail immediately and indicate this information's below:

1. NAME IN FULL-------------
2. ADDRESS-------------------------
3. SEX----------------------
4. NATIONALITY/RELIGION------------
5. MARITAL STATUS----------
6. AGE-----------------------------
7. OCCUPATION----------------------
8. PHONE/FAX---------------
9. PRESENT COUNTRY------------------

All I require is your honest co-operation to enable us seeing this deal through. I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law, However, consider this transaction a secret, a 100% highly confidential business between you and my self only.

You can reply me on my private e-mail address:mrsimondavid50000@freemail.hu

Awaiting your urgent response.
Mr. Simon David.
Email:mrsimondavid50000@freemail.hu

Try and get back to me through this Email, make sure you reply my mail through this email: mrsimondavid50000@freemail.hu

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