419 scam: DAVID MARTIN <david.martin1@cantv.net> Can I trust You, From the Desk of Mr. David Martin

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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:
- "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "will come to you as a surprise" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "hundred thousand 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)
- "waiting for your urgent response" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
- "urgent assistance" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
- "top secret" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
- "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: DAVID MARTIN <david.martin1@cantv.net>
Reply-To: david.martin114@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 14 May 2010 10:21:42 -0300
Subject: Can I trust You, From the Desk of Mr. David Martin

From the Desk of Mr. David Martin
Director: Auditing and Accounting Department.
BIAO BANK.

Can I trust You,

I know that this mail will come to you as a surprise as we never met
before. I am Auditing and Accounting Director of Biao Bank of Cote
d?Ivoire. I Hoped that you will not expose or betray this trust and
confident that I have reposed on you for the mutual benefit of our
both families. I need your urgent assistance in transferring the sum
of 21.5Million (Twenty One million Five hundred thousand United States
dollars) immediately to your account.

The fund has been dormant and (inactive) for many years in our Bank
here without any body coming for it. I want to release the fund to you
as the nearest person to our deceased customer Mr. KURT SCHRANNER
KAHLE (the owner of the account) who died a long with his supposed
next of kin in air crash since on 31st July 2000. I don't want the
fund to go into our Bank treasury or government Treasury as an
abandoned fund, so this is the reason why I contacted you, so that my
Bank will release the fund to you as the nearest person to the
deceased customer.

For more information?s about the crash you can visit this site:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm

Please I would like you to keep this proposal as a top secret and
delete it if you are not interested. Upon receipt of your reply, I
will give you more details regarding this transaction and also note
that you will have 40% of the above mentioned amount if you agree to
help me execute this business, while 60% will be for me. I need to
hear from you urgently so that I will give you more information
regarding this transaction.

Waiting for your urgent response so that I will know my next line of
action immediately.

Thanks,

Mr. David Martin
BIAO BANK.
Abidjan- Cote d?Ivoire.
Direct Line: 0022508825823

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