419 scam: Standard Bank <fazendacachoeira@mwmail.com.br> Guten Tag Lieber Freund!!!

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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:
- ",500,000" (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 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.
- martinsdweber@yahoo.com (Yahoo; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: Standard Bank <fazendacachoeira@mwmail.com.br>
Reply-To: Standard Bank <ditoweber@aim.com>
Date: Thu, 5 May 2011 07:25:45 -0300
Subject: Guten Tag Lieber Freund!!!

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Guten Tag Lieber Freund!!!

Ich vermute das diese E-Mail eine �berraschung f�r Sie sein wird, aber es ist wahr.Ich bin bei einer routinen �berpr�fung in meiner Bank (Standard Bank von S�d Afrika) wo ich arbeite, auf einem Konto gesto�en, was nicht in anspruch genommen worden ist, wo derzeit $12,500,000 (zw�lfmillionenf�nfhundert US Dollar) gutgeschrieben sind. Dieses Konto geh�rte Herrn Manfred Becker, der ein Kunde in unsere Bank war, der leider verstorben ist.

Herr Becker war ein geb�rtiger Deutscher.Damit es mir m�glich ist dieses Geld $12,500,000 inanspruch zunehmen, ben�tige ich die zusammenarbeit eines Ausl�ndischen Partners wie Sie,den ich als Verwandter und Erbe des verstorbenen Herrn Becker vorstellen kann,damit wir das Geld inanspruch nehmen k�nnen.
F�r diese Unterst�tzung erhalten Sie 30% der Erbschaftsumme und die restlichen 70% teile ich mir mit meinen zwei Arbeitskollegen, die mich bei dieser Transaktion ebenfalls unterst�tzen.Wenn Sie interessiert sind, k�nnen Sie mir bitte eine E-Mail schicken, damit ich Ihnen mehr Details zukommen lassen kann.

Schicken Sie bitte Ihre Antwort auf diese E-Mail Adresse: (martinsdweber@yahoo.com ) NB:Please if you understand english, please reply in english.But if you dont understand english you can reply in german

Mit freundlichen Gr��en

Herr MARTINS WEBER DITO

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