419 scam: Richar Scotty <richardscotty@yahoo.com> Re: REQUEST FOR A BUSINESS PARTNERSHIP

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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: Richar Scotty <richardscotty@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: <richardscotty@live.com>
Date: Mon, 7 Jul 2014 03:52:58 -0700
Subject: Re: REQUEST FOR A BUSINESS PARTNERSHIP

Good day

My name is Richard Scotty. I work with one of the leading Banks here in London, UK.I would need
your consent to present you as the next of kin to our late customer who died of heart attack in 2009.
He was a wealthy business man who deposited a huge amount in our Bank.

He died without any registered next of kin as he was long divorced and had no child I was his account officer and have in my possession all the documents
required to present you as his beneficiary next of kin. I contacted you because you have samename
identity with our late client and can perfectly fit in as next of kin, We can work together to claim this
fund. Please listen, this is real and goes on in Banks all over the world without people knowing.

Let us utilize this opportunity because it does not come always. A lot of customers open private accounts
with different Banks without the knowledge of their families and when they die, such money will be lost
to the Bank unless someone comes to claim it. This is how a lot of Bank Directors make so much money
silently.On your confirmation of this message and indicating your interest, I will furnish you with more details.

I urgently hope to get your response as soon as possible.

Yours Sincerely,
Richard Scotty

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