419 scam: Andreas Tiedtke <andy@andreastiedtke.com> Re: Hello

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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:
- "dormant account" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: Andreas Tiedtke <andy@andreastiedtke.com>
Reply-To: <tiedtkeandrea@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 31 Jan 2016 13:57:50 -0800
Subject: Re: Hello

I am glad to find your profile, however, I will not hesitate to disclose this promising transaction that I
would like to execute with you. Before I write further, permit me to introduce myself, I am Andreas Tiedtke,
Head of International Legal Issues, Asset Protection, (bank name withheld for security reasons).

During the annual audit of 2014, a dormant account was noticed for the 9th times since 2005 with the sum of
Eleven Million, Eight Hundred and Ninety One Thousand Euros transaction balance. The Head of Corporate
Responsibility of our bank (bank name withheld) had contacted me, we thus made appropriate inquiries and
discovered that the account holder died in Florida during the deadliest Hurricane Charley incident in the
United States in 2004, while on vacation. You can open the following link to read about Hurricane Charley
(http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/HAW2/english/history.shtml#charley).

However, NO Next of Kin information was declared during his account setup, as he was here in Switzerland for
temporary contract execution. Hence the bank is left with the option of either to return the money to the
government or.... you know better!

I wish to present you to stand as the next of kin to the account, to work as a team, with trust and honesty,
to remit the money to you in confident as the beneficiary's next of kin, because this money will either go to
the next of kin or to Swiss Government.

If you are very sure of your readiness and willingness, kindly introduce yourself and provide contact information
in your reply email message. And please THIS IS NOT SOME SORTS OF INTERNET SCAM.

I await your response for further transaction details.

Regards,
Andreas Tiedtke.

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