419 scam: "Mr. Mervyn King" <info@elth.com> (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:
- "money laundering" ("anti-terrorist", "anti-money laundering" or "drug-free" certificates are a common way for criminals in fake lottery scams and other Advance Fee scams to get you to send money to them. There are no such certificates in the real banking world. )
- "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)
- "there is no risk involved" (almost true for the criminal trying to scam you - arrests of online criminals are rare)
- "email-mervyn_king@qq.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Mervyn King" <info@elth.com>
Reply-To: Mervyn_King@qq.com
Date: Sun, 3 Nov 2013 23:32:37 +0200
Subject:

Good day to you, although you may not know me and this email came as a
surprise to you. There is a sum of 20,600,000.00 Euros in my bank and
there are no beneficiaries stated concerning these funds no agent and no
one would ever come forward to claim it, i ask your assistance to transfer
the money to your bank account in your country, there is no risk involved
in this transaction, we will share it in a ratio of 60% for me, 40% for
you, this is not money laundering, reply me as soon as possible for more
information, Email-Mervyn_King@qq.com

There is 100% no risk involved in this transaction and transfer guaranteed.

My friendly greetings
Mr. Mervyn King

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