419 scam: "Mr.Daniel Nugget"<MR.DANIELNUGGET2014@GMAIL.COM> FROM:MR DANIEL NUGGET +27 73 474 8000

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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:
- "requires utmost trust" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
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.
- +27734748000 (South Africa, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr.Daniel Nugget" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mr.danielnugget2014@superposta.com>
Date: Tue, 15 Apr 2014 01:58:31 +0200
Subject: FROM:MR DANIEL NUGGET +27 73 474 8000

From: Mr.Daniel Nugget
134 Smith Street Johannesburg, South Africa
Telephone/fax +27-(0) 73 474 8000

Dear Sir,

I am Mr. Daniel Nugget a banker with Absa Bank South Africa; I am contacting you to stand as the next of kin to our customer Mr. Kurt Kahle who hails from Germany.

Mr. Kurt Kahle who hails from Germany was once one of our customers he had an Escrow Dollars Account with our bank for years now, on our auditing week I discovered an abandoned sum of $26, 000, 000, 00 that was in one of his account with out claim since his death.

Mr. Kurt Kahle, who died along side his wife on Monday, 31 July, 2000 concord plane crash at Haverstock Munich. I have contacted you to assist in securing this money before they get confiscated or declared unserviceable by the bank.

Please view for more details about the crash: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm

I want you to know that attempts has been made twice by the Government Agency concerned to confiscate this account since the expiration of the seven years if not for my intervention as the head account and audit department, as I have always told them that the next of kin has been in touch with us, The request of a foreigner as next of kin in this business is occasioned by the fact that the customer was a foreigner.

I want you to know that after the successful transfer of this money you will be entitled to 20% of the total sum, 75% for me and the balance of 5% will be used to reimburse ourselves for expenses that we may incur in this transaction.

I also want you to know that this transaction requires utmost trust sincere and confidentiality. Do get back to me to enable me draft a text of application that you will need to fill out and submit to the bank applying as the next of kin, if you are willing to help, contact me on my direct Mobile Number: +27-73 474 8000.

Expecting to hear from you shortly.

Best Regards,

Mr. Daniel Nugget

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