419 scam: "Mr.Dexter Edward"<dexteredward@yandex.com> Inheritance Claim of £21.5Million GBP.

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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:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "i will like you to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "inheritance funds" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "million 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)
- ",000,000" (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)
- ",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)
- "00,000.00" (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)
- "utmost confidentiality" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
- "dexter.edward@yandex.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
This email message is a next of kin scam.
This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- +447042042305 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr.Dexter Edward" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <dexter.edward@yandex.com>
Date: Thu, 18 Aug 2016 08:10:51 +0100
Subject: Inheritance Claim of £21.5Million GBP.

Dear Friend.
Compliments of the day.

I am Mr.Dexter Edward, I am a citizen of Scotland-United Kingdom, I am the Computing Auditor of Deutsche Bank of Scotland-United Kingdom.

During last year February,2015. My Bank committee on Inheritance settlements, approved and disbursed over £300,000,000.00 Million Pounds Sterling, for inheritance payments entitlement, to foreign Heirs of Late depositors of unclaimed funds, in my Bank deposit/account file, for the entire United Kingdom. Some beneficiaries were successful
paid, between last year 2015, to this present day of the year 2016.

This indicates that those beneficiaries whose relations died and left over monies in their various Bank accounts, with my bank (Deutsche Bank of Scotland-United Kingdom) has been paid successfully, while there is a left single unclaimed deposit account file, worth £21,500,000.00Million Pounds Sterling (Twenty One Million,Five Hundred Thousand Pounds Sterling) outstanding in my bank office auditing files, that has never been claimed by anyone. Hence, there was no present specified written NEXT-OF-KIN on the late depositor's account file, left.

Since there is no next-of-kin found yet today, I contacted you, So that i can present you to my Bank Executives, as the next of kin to our late customer, So that the proceeds of his account shall be paid/transferred to you, as his legitimate next of kin and sole beneficiary.

I need your assistance to claim this fund, to prevent my Bank Executives from reverting the fund into the UK treasury accounts, as an unclaimed deposit. I am ready to give you a good share/percentage from the entire inheritance funds (£21.5Million GBP), for assisting me to receive this unclaimed inheritance funds, We will share the funds in the proportion of 50% percent for you, While i take 50% percent for myself, by the time you receive this money into your bank account, safely.

This transaction is very safe and 100% percent Risk free and i want to assure you that everything will be executed legally, in accordance with the United Kingdom Financial Laws and in-compliance with the International Monetary Policy.

Lastly, I want to re-assure you that this transaction is totally free of risk, as the fund is legitimate and does not originate from any illegal act. I want you to also understand that this transaction requires trust, honest and above all, utmost confidentiality, Therefore, I will like you to keep the transaction to yourself, to avoid escalation. for security reason's.

On your interest, Please kindly Reply back immediately through my email address: [ dexter.edward@yandex.com ] to enable us proceed further and claim this fund, for our mutual benefits.

Best Regards,

Mr.Dexter Edward.
The Computing Auditor,
Deutsche Bank of Scotland-United Kingdom
Telephone: +44-7042042305

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