419 scam: "Rein Alad" <rein@plexis.net> Dear Friend,

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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:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "hundred thousand us 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)
This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "Rein Alad" <rein@plexis.net>
Reply-To: rein.aladd@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Tue, 23 Sep 2014 21:15:16 +0000
Subject: Dear Friend,

Dear Friend,

I am Mr. Rein Alad, Assistant Exchange Manager, (COIN FINANCE SECURITY GROUP PTY) London, UK

I have a profiling amount in excess of Forty Million Five Hundred Thousand US Dollars ($40,500.000.00), which I seek you to accommodate for me. You will be rewarded with 40% of the total sum for your partnership. Can you handle this? I need your help to transfer this money from this finance company where I work, to your bank account in your country. The whole process of the transaction will take up to 10 days for a successful completion of the fund transfer to your bank account in your country.

This is an abandoned money and it belongs to one of our late customers by name Mr. Alan Williams, who is from England. He died in the year 2005 in a plane crash together with his family, living behind his contract sum unclaimed in our finance/security company for sake keeping and without any beneficiary.

All I need from you is to stand as the beneficiary of the above mentioned sum and I will re-profile the funds with your data, which will enable this financial firm to transfer the sum to you. I have decided to use this sum to relocate to the American continent or your country to invest in good and profitable business.

The transaction has to be concluded as soon and as I confirm your readiness to proceed with me, I will provide you with details on how to execute this transaction.

Looking forward to hearing from you.

Kind Regards,
Rein Alad

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