419 scam: "Richard Scot"<lwitmer@bentcreekcc.com> I seek your assistance

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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:
- "a security company " (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "million 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)
This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "Richard Scot" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <richard.scot202@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 21 Apr 2018 18:35:02 -0700
Subject: I seek your assistance

I am Richard Scot and I was formally working with the IMF international Monetary Fund Euro Clear Group http://www.euroclear.com/ before I quit the job due to problems that I had.

There was a family that asked me to carry one treasury box for them to London which contained $42,000.000.00 (Fourthty-Two million US dollars) and a bank bond.

The man and his wife died in an Air France crash in 2009 from Brazil to Paris.

No family member has come forward to claim this box and the bank bond which I deposited, with a Commercial Bank and the box with a security company vault in London for safe keeping.

I seek your assistance, to act as the next of kin, to claim the treasury box, along with the bank bond, which was deposited nine years ago then later we split the money together, you take 50% while I will take 40% then we will use 10% to offset any expenses we incurred during the process.

If you are interested then get back to me, and I will give you details about the whole transaction.

I am anxiously waiting to hear from you very soon so that we can conclude the transaction and move forward for possible investment plan but please the transaction should be kept confidential until we conclude.

Thanks

Regards

Mr. Richard Scot

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