419 scam: softsol@softsol.ltd.uk SV: READ CAREFULLY AND GET BACK TO ME

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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:
- ",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.

Fraud email example:

From: softsol@softsol.ltd.uk
Reply-To: barr.marcpugh1@yahoo.es
Date: Tue, 23 Feb 2016 04:13:28 -0800
Subject: SV: READ CAREFULLY AND GET BACK TO ME

Compliment of the day, I have been expecting your Email/Telephone response regarding the collection of your inheritance entitlement with the deposits bank which is under my care as the lawyer to your late relative .This instructions was filed and issued by your late relative according to her final inheritance Will document listing your name/Email as her next of Kin . Which read and I quote â€œThat the sum of $1,500,000 USD must be remitted to you immediately after her death as kept with the safe treasury deposits bank?

Please I will like to know if you have hired Mark Anderson as your representative towards the collection of your Inheritance with the deposit bank. Because according to him, he said you have requested and hired his legal services as your representative towards the collection of your $1.5Million USD inheritance estate funds entitlement.

Please henceforth, you are to discard any unwarranted response from any agencies/groups claiming they have your inheritance fund collection in their possessions .Because we have been having a lot of reports recently that some person(s) are trying hard to make the collection of your One Million five hundred thousand United states dollar on your behalf with the deposits bank. That is the main reasons why the bank is insisting you make the collection now before it gets to the wrong hands.

Therefore, I will kindly advice you send your response for further legal proceedings, to enable me ascertain if you are aware about this claims in regards to the handling of your inheritance as kept with the deposits bank, thank you

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