419 scam: "Rick Oldman" <webdis@dgcis.gov.in> VERY URGENT

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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!

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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:
- "u.k " (this email uses bad English)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Rick Oldman" <webdis@dgcis.gov.in>
Reply-To: ricky.oldman@centrum.cz
Date: Sat, 10 Jan 2015 15:17:30 +0100
Subject: VERY URGENT

Hello:
My name is Rick Oldman.
I work with one of the leading private and offshore banks in the U.K

The Proposition:

On January 6, 1999, a Chinese American, Frederick M. Wong, a oil consultant/contractor, made a numbered time (fixed) deposit for 24
calendar months value US$38.5M in my bank. On maturity, we sent a routine notification to his forwarding address but got no reply. After a month, we sent a reminder but unfortunately we found out that he was amongst the victims of the EgyptAirFlight 990 that occurred
September 1999, months after he made the deposit.

Visit the site below for more news on the unfortunate tragedy.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/Americas/502503.stm

After his death, several attempts have been made to try and contact
any of his relatives but all efforts were to no avail. Right now, my bank is at the edge of declaring the funds UN-CLAIMABLE since nobody has come forward to claim the deposited money and according to the regulations of my bank, which states clearly that, "Any account left
dormant for up to 15years would be declared UNCLAIMABLE.

I want to move the funds out but I need a foreign partner.
I will provide you better details and enlighting you on the way forward, if you are interested in giving me audience.

Awaiting your prompt response.
Sincerely yours,
Rick Oldman

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