419 scam: "Dr. Clint Buford"<zere@seal.com.tw> YOUR URGENT RESPONSE IS NEEDED

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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:
- "hundred thousand 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)
- "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)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Dr. Clint Buford" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <clintbuford0@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 28 Jan 2019 06:41:50 -0800
Subject: YOUR URGENT RESPONSE IS NEEDED

I am Dr. Clint Buford, Senior officer at BMW payment Center for Awarded fund. I am please to inform that you have been awarded with the brand new 2019 BMW Series Car and a Cashier Check of $1, 500,000.00 (One Million Five Hundred Thousand United State Dollars) from the BMW international programs held last year on the 22nd of December, 2018 in the United State,

We have tried to contact you several times and we've been unsuccessful due to none response for some reasons best known to you. However yesterday there is this Mrs Carolyn Decker . Who came to our office wanting to claim the Car and Fund. She told us She is your Next of Kin that you died from a cancerous disease. She came with a Cash of $1000 wanting to pay for the shipment of the car and overnight delivery of Cashier Check to this address: 105 Wassermann Hts Merrimack, NH 03054.

We urgently need to verified if you are truly dead or alive before releasing the car for shipping and the $1,500.000.00 for over night delivery to the above address. Within the next 48hrs the delivery will be carried out and delivered if we don't hear from you.

I look forward in hearing from you shortly .

Regards

Clint Buford

BMW PAYMENT CENTER.

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