419 scam: Nicholas Luff <mpa188@msn.com> Mail From Nicholas Luff/Reply

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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:
- "search for a reliable person" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "hundred thousand great british pounds" (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.
- nickluff_001@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Nicholas Luff <mpa188@msn.com>
Reply-To: <nickluff_002@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 1 Jul 2013 23:20:13 +0000
Subject: Mail From Nicholas Luff/Reply

Compliments Of The Day,
RE:TRANSFER OF (£36,800.000.00 GBP)

Permit me to introduce myself to you. My name is NICHOLAS LUFF, a top Management Official of Lloyds Banking Group Plc London, UK. I came to know about you in my private search for a reliable person/company to handle an important assignment which is stated below.
PROPOSITION: A German Dr. Karl Jaschke, a prosperous oil merchant and real estate investor had in our Bank the sum of (£36,800.000.00 GBP) Thirty Six Million Eight Hundred Thousand Great British Pounds in a domiciliary account. Unfortunately he died in a recent ghastly motor accident in London, United Kingdom. Efforts had been made by the management of my bank through the German Embassy to contact any of the deceased children but to no avail. I later discovered that he had no children.
Given the skeletal information available to the bank,it has so far been impossible to reach any of the relatives. The situation left for the Management is to declare the deceased account dormant and revert the funds to trading for interest to the Bank. In order to avoid this development, I now seek your approval to have you stand as a distant relative to Dr. Karl Jaschke,so that the money would be released to you.
All documents and proofs to enable you get the money will be carefully packaged once I receive your consent on this proposal. I shall apply for a leave as soon as the funds get into your reliable account to come to your country for sharing and investments which you will assist me in doing. May I assure you that this is safe and risk-free, as I have taken care of all necessary modalities to ensure a hitch-free movement. At the conclusion of this business, you will be given 40% of the total amount while 60% will be for me. I look forward to your earliest reply through my private Email: nickluff_001@yahoo.com
Yours faithfully,
Nicholas Luff
email:nickluff_001@yahoo.com

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