419 scam: "HORST"<haenssgenh8@gmail.com> urgent respons

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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.
This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "HORST" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <haenssgenhorst@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 10 Mar 2011 00:00:20 +0400
Subject: urgent respons

Hello

I am MR.HAENSSGEN HORST DIETER and the Deputy Managing Director of a
reputable Bank. I was the accounting officer of a reputable client of ours who shares
your surname and is a national of yours who resided in our locality; He was0
a construction contractor here. On the 16th of March 2006, my client, his wife and
their only son were involved in a car accident. All occupants of the vehicle
unfortunately lost their lives.

Since then I have made several inquiries to your embassy to locate any of my clients extended
relatives this has also proved unsuccessful. After these several unsuccessful attempts,
I decided to track his last name over the Internet, to locate any member of his family hence
I contacted you. I have contacted you to assist in repatriating the assets and huge Capital of
funds left behind by my client before they get confiscated or declared unserviceable by the
shareholders of this bank, Please if interested respond to my email address. So that I would
give you more details

Regards,
MR.HAENSSGEN HORST DIETER

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