419 scam: James Von Moltke <walidawalidabdel@gmail.com> Mr. James Von Moltke

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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:
- "dormant account" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: James Von Moltke <walidawalidabdel@gmail.com>
Reply-To: l03210493@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 11 Nov 2021 13:58:29 -0800
Subject: Mr. James Von Moltke

Deutsche Bank AG
1 Great Winchester Street
EC2N 2DB LONDON
GREAT BRITAIN

Dear ,

My name is Mr. James Von Moltke. Chief Financial Officer - Deutsche
Bank AG. I am sending this private email based on the confidentiality
of the transaction. Please, I will like to advise if after going
through my proposal and you do not accept it; kindly keep it to
yourself. As of this moment, I am still in service with the Deutsche
Bank. And I will not by any means like to lose my job, if you are not
interested.

Let me tell you what the business is all about. we have a dormant
account owned by a deceased person. I have made several investigations
concerning these funds but to no avail and I know what will be the end
result of the funds, based on the banking policy any dormant account
that stayed a period of years will be claimed by the bank. So at these
point, I will like us to work as partners to make sure that this money
is claimed relocated quietly. The amount is worth Twenty Five Million
Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollar (US$25.5 million) only. As
the chief financial officer I have full right to close the account
with evidence showing that the money has been claimed by the owner or
next of kin.

This is my opportunity to make sure that I give my family a secured
financial future.
To sum it up, I wish to assure you that with my position here as the
Chief Financial Officer, we can accomplish this under five working
days, but we have to have common understanding in order to have a
successful deal.

Kindly confirm your interest to work with me in accomplishing this deal.

Regards,
Mr. James Von Moltke

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