419 scam: "MR Green Tailor" <greentailor001@hotmail.com> Hello, can i call you for this?

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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:
- "million united state 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)
- ",000,000" (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)
- "00,000.00" (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)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
- "there is no risk involved" (almost true for the criminal trying to scam you - arrests of online criminals are rare)
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.
- +27739269357 (South Africa, prepaid mobile phone)
- +27867767111 (South Africa, prepaid mobile phone)
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.
- greentailor2@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "MR Green Tailor" <greentailor001@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <greentailor002@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 7 Aug 2014 17:24:36 -0700
Subject: Hello, can i call you for this?

FROM: GREEN TAILOR.
SOUTH AFRICAN RESERVE BANK,
57 Ntemi Piliso Street Johannesburg 2001, South Africa
Tel: +27 73 926 9357
Fax: +27 86 776 7111
Email: greentailor2@gmail.com

Hello Friend,

I decided to write you this proposal in good faith, believing that you will not betray me. I am Mr. Green Tailor, a Bank manager here in (SOUTH AFRICAN RESERVE BANK). One Mr. Douglas O'Hearn, a citizen of your country and a Crude Oil dealer here in South Africa made a fixed deposit with my bank in 2005 for 108 calendar months, valued at US$10,000,000.00 (Ten Million United State Dollars) the due date for this deposit contract was last 20th march of 2014. Sadly Mr. Douglas was among the death victims in the May 27 2006 Earthquake disaster in Java Indonesia, that killed over 5,000 people. He was in Indonesia on a business trip and that was how he met his untimely end. My bank management is yet to know about his death, I knew about it because he was my friend and I am his Account Officer.

Douglas did not mention any Next of Kin/Heir when the account was opened, this only reason can help me fix in your name in the original documents then the bank can remmit the money to you and we will share acordingly. He was not married and no children that was why he didn't place a next of kin. Last week my Bank Management requested that Douglas should give instructions on what to do about his funds, if to renew the contract.

I know this will happen and that is why I have been looking for a means to handle the situation, because if my Bank Directors happens to know that Douglas is dead and do not have any Heir, they will take the funds for their personal use, so I don't want such to happen. That is why I am seeking your co-operation to present you as the Next of Kin/ Heir to the account, my bank head quarters will release the account to you because i will be providing all useful document to them,showing you the next of kin. There is no risk involved the transaction will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect us from any breach of law. It is better that we claim the money, than allowing the Bank Directors to take it, they are rich already. I am not a greedy person, so I am suggesting we share the funds in this ratio, 50/50%, equal sharing. Let me know your mind on this and please do treat this information highly confidential. We shall go over the details once I receive your ur
gent response. Please Urgently ge

Have a nice day and God bless. Anticipating your communication.
you can also reach me on my phone line +27 73 926 9357

Regards,
GREEN TAILOR

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