419 scam: "Mr. David Hind" <chris@esmtp.co.za> REPLY ME IMMEDIATELY

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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:
- "transferred into your bank account" (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)
- "hundred thousand united states 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)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. David Hind" <chris@esmtp.co.za>
Reply-To: david.hind1956@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Mon, 18 Jul 2016 15:38:03 +0200
Subject: REPLY ME IMMEDIATELY

Greetings,

I am Mr. David Hind, a British citizen that works in COIN FINANCE SECURITY
GROUP London UK, as a Security Officer. I need your assistance and support
to transfer the sum of Forty Million Five Hundred Thousand United States
Dollars US$40,500.000.00 out of the Finance company where I work, to your
bank account in your Country. You will be rewarded with 40% of the total
sum for your partnership and support. Can you handle this?

This is an abandon sum that belongs to a late customer Mr. Alan Williams,
a British tycoon who died with his family in car accident on 20th of
October 2008. This fund was left unclaimed in custody of the COIN FINANCE
SECURITY GROUP for safe keeping and without a beneficiary.

I need you to stand as the beneficiary of the above mentioned sum so that
I will re-profile the funds with your data, to enable the finance company
to transfer the sum to you. The processing of the transaction will take up
to 10 days for a successful completion of the fund transfer to your bank
account. Immediately the money is transferred into your bank account, I
will come over to meet you in country, for sharing of the money as agreed,
40% for you while 60% for me.

I shall furnished you with more details as soon as you reply, to enable us
to begin the transaction.

Regards
Mr. David Hind

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