419 scam: "L . Luk" <purevisual1@gmail.com> Urgent pls

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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.
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "L . Luk" <purevisual1@gmail.com>
Reply-To: "L . Luk" <slukft@outlook.fr>
Date: Mon, 3 Oct 2016 09:39:30 GMT
Subject: Urgent pls

Hi,

I'M Sza Luk
I sent you a copy here
Please pardon me for contacting you through this medium.
I am compelled to do so for some reason, I am an account officer by status.
One of my client who had certain sum deposited in my bank but had died some years back made me to contact you for certain reason.
This particular customer has been dead for six years and nobody has had access none requested an inquiry to her account.
Our terms of services states that if an account remain inactive for more than five years, the customer shall forfeit all rights to such account, the access code will be changed and funds diverted.
This particular customer holds certain sums in his Ac, in America Dollars.
My aim of contacting you is to use you as a next of kin; I shall provide every details that you may need.
Please I want you to confirm by replying if you have interest to work out this proposal above with me, I will guide you on what to do next.
I would like to emphasize that by your honesty, confidentiality, I’ll be willing to provide further details soon please reply.

Mr. sza luk
Rgd

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