419 scam: "Mr Martins D Weber"<martinsdw@libero.it> Lieber Freund!!!

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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:
- ",500,000" (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)
This email message is a next of kin scam.
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.
- martinsdw@aim.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr Martins D Weber" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <martinsdw@aim.com>
Date: Sat, 18 Jul 2015 03:30:30 -0700
Subject: Lieber Freund!!!

Lieber Freund!!!

Ich vermute das diese E-Mail eine ?berraschung f?r Sie sein wird, aber es ist wahr.Ich bin bei einer routinen Überprüfung in meiner Bank (StandardBank PLC von S?d Afrika) wo ich arbeite, auf einem Konto gesto?en, was nicht in anspruch genommen worden ist, wo derzeit USD$18.5M (Achtzehn Million, F?nf Hundert Tausend, US Dollar) gutgeschrieben sind.Dieses Konto geh?rte Herrn Manfred Becker, der ein Kunde in unsere Bank war, der leider verstorben ist. Herrn Manfred Becker war ein geb?rtiger Deutscher.

Damit es mir m?glich ist dieses Geld $18,500,000 inanspruch zunehmen,ben?tige ich die zusammenarbeit eines Ausl?ndischen Partners wie Sie,den ich als Verwandter und Erbe des verstorbenen Herrn Manfred Becker vorstellen kann,damit wir das Geld inanspruch nehmen k?nnen. F?r diese Unterst?tzung erhalten Sie 30% der Erbschaftsumme und die restlichen 70% teile ich mirmit meinen zwei Arbeitskollegen, die mich bei dieser Transaktion ebenfalls unterst?tzen.

Wenn Sie interessiert sind, k?nnen Sie mir bitte eine E-Mail schicken, damit ich Ihnen mehr Details zukommen lassen kann. N.B.BITTE SENDEN SIE MIR Martins D Weber ANTWORT ZU durch mein E-mail: (martinsdw@aim.com ) f?R VERTRAULICHEN GRUND. Schicken Sie keine POST ZU MEINEM B?RO-E-MAIL.( martinsdw@aim.com )

If you understand english,please kindly reply with english ( martinsdw@aim.com )

Mit freundlichen Grüßen

Herr Martins D Weber

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