419 scam: Mr Alex Hizel <jnnygrhm@hotmail.com> CONFINDENTIAL RESPONSE

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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:
- "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)
This email message is a next of kin scam.
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.
- +27747995258 (South Africa, prepaid mobile phone)
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.
- mr.alexhizel.ah@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Mr Alex Hizel <jnnygrhm@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <mr.alexhizel.ah@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 18 Apr 2014 11:12:53 -0400
Subject: CONFINDENTIAL RESPONSE

Mr.Alex Hizel

Tel: +27747995258

EMAIL: mr.alexhizel.ah@gmail.com

Greetings,

I am. Alex Hizel, Head Accounts Management
Section of a well known Bank here in South Africa .One of our accounts
with holding balance of US$10,000,000 (Ten Million United States Dollars) has
been dormant and last Operated in the past four (4) years. From investigations
and confirmations, the owner of this account is a German Foreigner by name
Adolf Merckle aged 74 years old,
who committed suicide on January 5th 2009 after his business empire ran into
trouble in the global economic financial crisis. Please refer to the news
website below to read more about our late client.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7814257.stm

Since then nobody has done anything as regards
to the claiming of this money, as he has no family member here in South Africa
that is aware of the existence of either the account or the fund. Several
attempt to trace any of his relative proof abortive and Information from the
National Immigration office states that late Adolf Merckle was alone on point
of entry into South Africa.

Our Financial Institution is presently and by
law the custodian of the money belonging to the deceased, whose account I am
responsible for monitoring and officiating. The present mandate I have to
present a credible beneficiary opens the way for us to take advantage of the
situation and use the money to positively affect the lives of many instead of
allowing the funds to be completely lost, since no one knows about the money
and no one will come forward to claim the money as we already know.

I have confidentially discussed this issue
with some of the bank officials and we have agreed to find a reliable foreign
partner to deal with. We thus propose to do business with you, standing in as
the next of kin of this fund from the deceased and fund released to you after
due processes have been followed.

This transaction is totally free of risk and
legal as the fund is Legitimate and does not originate from drug or money
laundry. On your interest, please send to me your contact Telephone number,
Full names, Age, Occupation and Residential address.

Sincerely,

Mr. Alex Hizel.

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