419 scam: info@alpacumminsyedekparca.com Good Day!

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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.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "a project that will be very beneficial to both of us" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "hundred thousand us dollars" (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)
- ",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)
- "your urgent reply" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
- "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal trying to scam you - arrests of online criminals are rare)
This email message is a next of kin scam.
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.
- lewisgeorge1940@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: info@alpacumminsyedekparca.com
Date: Mon, 18 Jul 2016 09:41:17 +0000
Subject: Good Day!

GREETINGS,

I am Mr. George Lewis in charge of United Nations Auditing section
African Development Bank A.D.B. South Africa. I have decided to
contact you on a project that will be very beneficial to both of us.
During our auditing in this Bank, I came across some amount of money
belonging to a deceased foreign investor who is from your country and
died with his wife and their only daughter on July 31, 2000 in a plane
crash. The fund has been dormant in his account with this Bank without
any claim of the fund in our custody from his relation before my
discovery.
The said amount is (USD$20,500,000) Twenty Million Five Hundred
thousand US Dollars.

The quest of foreigner as next of kin in this business is occasioned
by the fact that the customer was a foreigner and an indigenous of
your country,this is why i contacted you so you can stand as next of
kin. I don't want this money to go into the Bank Headquarters treasury
as unclaimed Funds after 15 years. Be rest assured this transaction is
100% risk free.

On your response, we shall discuss the method of this transaction.
I look forward to receive your urgent reply to ( lewisgeorge1940@gmail.com )
Yours Faithfully,
George Lewis.

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