419 scam: "David More" <alex@solics.co.kr> Re:VERY URGENT AND HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

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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:
- "please indicate your interest" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "transferred into your bank account" (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)
- "into your nominated bank account" (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)
- "million 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)
- "md485j@qq.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
- "md485j@qq.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "David More" <alex@solics.co.kr>
Reply-To: md485j@qq.com
Date: Wed, 18 Jun 2014 15:29:01 -0500
Subject: Re:VERY URGENT AND HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

MR.DAVID MORE
UNITED KINGDOM
Email: md485j@qq.com

Dearest,

I am Mr. David More. I am an employee of a commercial Bank here in the United Kingdom; I am the personal account officer of Late Mrs. Boone Pickens who was a National of your country before his untimely death with his wife.

They had no children. On Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2004 our customer and his wife died on board on PLANE CRASH in Indonesia (Indonesia Airline Flight JT583). The plane crash was in the news. See link below for more detail information: http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2004-11/30/content_396081.htm Since then no body has come forward to claim his funds and our bank AUTHORITIES are making serious arrangement to confiscate his money. In order to avert this negative development, I now seek your permission to have you stand as a RELATIVE to the deceased and equally act as his next-of-kin so that the proceeds of his account valued at US$36.2 million Dollars will be paid into your nominated bank account before our bank authorities confiscated or declared his bank account unserviceable and this will happen if no body comes forward to claim the money.
I am assuring you that this transaction will be executed under legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law. Please, do not hesitate to put up your utmost effort in handling this transaction to the highest level of business. I have reposed higher confidence in your ability to handle this matter perfectly and confidentially. Also, your telephone number will be highly required to enable us communicate with each other on daily basis.

I want you to understand that your involvement in this matter is to maintain absolute secrecy and keep the spirit of teamwork; you do not have to disclose the nature of this transaction to anybody for security reasons. I am serious minded person and I mean business send the information stated below:
Name:
AGE:
PHONE NUMBER:
ADDRESS:

The funds will be shared thus, after it has been transferred into your bank account.

1. 50% of the money will go to you for acting as the next-of-kin
2. 50% to me as the originator of the transaction.

Please indicate your interest as soon as possible to acknowledge your interest and to let you know the next step of action towards the success of this transaction.

Best Regards,
MR. DAVID MORE
Email:md485j@qq.com

The information in this letter is confidential, please, if you are not interested destroy this message, You should not retain copy or use this letter for any purpose, nor disclose all or any part of its content to any other person.

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