419 scam: "Mr. Munatsi Douglas"<huangqiao@skymiracle.com> 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:

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.
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
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.
- dmt.munatsi@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Munatsi Douglas" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <tmunatsi.douglas@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 31 Oct 2015 16:40:21 -0700
Subject: REPLY

Re: Greetings

I am Mr. Douglas Munatsi, I’m very sorry for using this medium to communicate with you.It’s quite unfortunate that I lost my partner at the final stage of my transaction with him.

However, time doesn't permit me to go in details, but I want to present you as business associate/next kin to my late partner so that the balance of my transaction with him will be transferred to any of your designated Bank account.The Sum of US$7,150,000 has been transferred already to his account before the incident occurred and that is how I forfeited my share of the total sum transferred to his personal account then of which both of us participated fully in making sure that the transaction was successful. I now seek your consent to receive the balance of (US$9,550,000),as a business partner/next of kin to the late beneficiary. Besides, all the arrangement for s smooth cooperation has been well taken care of. It is a risk free deal if only you will keep it to yourself alone. 40% will be for you after the deal while i take 60%. Contact me on my home email: dmt.munatsi@gmail.com

Regards,

Mr. Douglas Munatsi

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