419 scam: "Dr.Roy Maritins."<heying@huacai.com> RE-OUTSTANDING PAYMENT

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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 united state 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)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "Dr.Roy Maritins." (may be fake)
Reply-To: <leninleivamr.morio@yahoo.com.hk>
Date: Tue, 29 Aug 2017 06:43:59 -0600
Subject: RE-OUTSTANDING PAYMENT

THE DESK OF DR.ROY MARITINS.
DIRECTOR: MARKET & BANKING
INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND(IMF)

Dear Sir/Ma,

RE-OUTSTANDING PAYMENT

This letter is to notify you of your long-overdue outstanding payment in our Banking records. I came across your name in the Central Computer amongst the list of unpaid inheritance claims individuals and have to update your information’s through this email contact for immediate confirmation .Your name appeared among the beneficiaries who will receive a part-payment of US$7.000,000 Million (Seven million United State dollars) which has long been approved for disbursement.

However we received an email from one Mr. Kennedy Franklin who told us that he is your next of kin and that you died in a car accident. He has also provided his account information for remittance of the said funds as the codicil executor. We are now verifying by contacting your email address as we have in our Bank records before we can make the transfer into his account and for us to conclude confirmation if you are dead or not.

Please, confirm response immediately to enable us conclude with our verification and effect transfer to the appropriate beneficiary.
You are by this letter advised to provide the below listed information, to enable us conclude with our obligation to you.

1,Full Names
2,Telephone Or Fax Number
3,Contact Address
4,Age
5,Occupation
6,Sex

Yours Sincerely
Dr.Roy Maritins.
International Monetary Fund.

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