419 scam: "haanifah.david@ntymail.com" <haanifah.david@ntymail.com> URGENT

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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:
- "million british pounds" (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 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "haanifah.david@ntymail.com" <haanifah.david@ntymail.com>
Reply-To: "hnifahdavid19908@gmail.com" <hnifahdavid19908@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 12 May 2016 13:29:06 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: URGENT

How are you and your Family? I know you will be shock to come across my email. However, it is my sincere pleasure at this moment to exhibit my total trust bestowed on you in accordance of which I am fully convinced that you will really be of immense assistance to my present predicament as my business associates. Well, i hope my proposal to you will be given proper attention despite the fact we have not known each other. But i summon courage to introduce myself to you through this medium.I am Mr Hnifah from Bgfl bank CÃ´te d'Ivoire we need to claim the sum of 9.8 Million British Pounds by our late investor who i presume to be your relative because of the similarities in your names, The reason i contacted you is to nominate you as the heir to the trust, you claim the money legally and legitimately as a collateral heir then we share it equally. This project is risk and hitch-free as Most of these investors are brokerage accounts holders, they operates, held or titled their accounts in names of entities that are exempt from capital lost and steadily holding a profitable stock trades structure, they mostly use numbers, pin and code to operate their account for the avoidance of scrutiny as they follow their investment with portfolio monitoring tools to track their account's gains and losses so when they die their investment die with them as mostly their families know not about the investment. Momentarily, all that needs to be done is for you to make contact with the bank to make simple inquiry about the statue of the account, Of course I will guide and guard you on how to do this, and with my position here I will see to it that your inquiry and application for claim is giving a swift attention and favorable response.

Please acknowledge the receipt of this mail and let me know if you have any question;

Best Regards
Hnifah David

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