419 scam: "Rev.Martins Newton" <mrsk.mandy@gmail.com> Looking Forward To Your Urgent Reply

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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:
- ",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)
- "your urgent reply" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
- "there is no risk involved" (almost true for the criminal trying to scam you - arrests of online criminals are rare)
This email message is a next of kin scam.
This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- rev.martinsnewton@post.cz (Post; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "Rev.Martins Newton" <mrsk.mandy@gmail.com>
Reply-To: rev.martinsnewton@outlook.com
Date: Mon, 23 Aug 2021 18:38:26 -0700
Subject: Looking Forward To Your Urgent Reply

Good day.

I know this might come as a surprise to you considering the amount of junk
emails, we all receive on a daily basis. I can assure you that I am not one
of them; I would appreciate it if the content of this email is kept
strictly confidential.

I have decided to contact you due to the urgency of this transaction and
the current financial situation of the world at the moment.

A brief introduction about me, I am Warren Bradley, a bank manager here in
the UK. I have worked here for a little more than 16 years. An account was
opened in my bank by one of my customers in the name of MR. THOMAS BAHIA a
Dutch National from Germany who was a consultant/contractor with the
Department of works and housing made a numbered time fixed Deposit, valued
at Â£11,500,000.00 (Eleven Million, Five Hundred Thousand British Pound
Sterling) for twelve (12) calendar months in my Bank branch and since 2010,
this account has never be operated.

Upon maturity, we sent a routine notification to his forwarding address but
got no reply. After a month, we sent a reminder and finally I discovered
from his contract employers that MR. THOMAS BAHIA is no longer on earth
because he died with his entire family in a plane crash that occurred in
Libya on the 12th of May 2010 and below is a link for your view.

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/13/world/middleeast/13libya.html

The said fund is still in my Bank branch and the interest is being rolled
over with the principal sum at the end of each year.

Now the fund is Â£12,200,000.00 (Twelve Million Two Hundred Thousand British
Pound Sterling) only because of the accumulated interest.

According to practice, the Private banking sector will by the end of 2021
broadcast a request for statement of claim to my Bank, failing to receive
viable claims they will probably revert the deposit to the ownership of the
UK Government Treasury according to United Kingdom Banking and financial
law.

Consequently, I want to present you as the next of kin to this late
customer; hence you are a foreigner like him and the funds will be
transferred to your Bank account and after the successful transfer of the
funds, I will come over to your country for the sharing and the money will
be shared in the ratio of 45% for me, 45% for you and 10% to cover our
expenses after the deal.

There is no risk involved, as I will use my position in the Bank to secure
approvals and guarantee the successful execution of this transaction within
9-working days.

If this proposal interests you, let me know by reply email and I will send
to you detailed Information on how this business would be successfully
transacted.

Looking forward to your urgent reply.

Thanks,

Rev Martins Newton.
Email:rev.martinsnewton@post.cz

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