419 scam: "Dr.Robert Jeffrey" <rjef234@comcast.net> Re: Urgent Reply

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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 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Dr.Robert Jeffrey" <rjef234@comcast.net>
Reply-To: <rjeffrey232@yahoo.com>
Date: Sun, 25 Oct 2015 17:31:10 +0100
Subject: Re: Urgent Reply

Dear,Friend.

Please accept my appology for my sudden message.

I'm Dr.Robert D.Jeffrey, a banker and i'm soliciting your co-operation to claim the sum of USD $8.450.000 from our bank to your bank account.

The funds in-question belong to our late Russian client Eng Novikov Gladkov who died on auto crash with his wife and only daughter while come back from supervising the road construction site, contract awarded to him by Government of Republic of Benin on behalf of African Union in 2007 and Since his death non of his relation or families came forward for the claim of his balance with our bank.

An ultimatium of 20 days have been given by the Bank auditors for the next of kin to come forward for the claim or the bank will confiscate the account and divert the funds into bank private vault, that is the reason why i contacted you to stand as the next of kin to the decease client for our bank to transfer the funds into your bank account for us to share, 50% to me, 45% to you, while outstanding 5% goes for expenses involve in securing all necessary prove paperworks in your name from High-court of Justice and Ministry of Finance as the rightful beneficiary and next of kin to the deceased.

Note i will furnish you with all necessary informations regarding the decease client which the bank might request from you, If you are interested to work with me in honesty, kindly get back to me with your personal informations.

God Bless our mission in Jesus mighty name Amen.

Sincerely.
Dr.Robert D. Jeffrey.
Director. BOA

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