419 scam: "Mr. Y.B. Hariantono"<daniel.sontag@tele2.de> I need 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.
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Y.B. Hariantono" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <ybhariantono90@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 8 Mar 2023 13:34:44 +0200
Subject: I need your assistance

Hello Sir

Greetings with hope this electronic mail receives your attention. I am Mr. Y.B. Hariantono, citizen of Indonesia and an executive employee of a prestigious financial institution (Director of IT/OPERATIONS DEPARTMENT, BNI).

I solicit for your assistance in claiming a deceased customer's fund as the next of kin. The fund which amounts to US$18.4 Million was deposited at the Head Office of the Bank Negara Indonesia BNI and as the Director of IT/ OPERATIONS DEPT., every customer's confidential/ sensitive information passes through my office.

The deceased person contracted corona virus in December 2019, while on vacation leaving behind no one to stand as next of kin, since then, efforts have been made to locate any family member but to no avail. I hereby decided to contact you, regarding your pedigree, and also to stall the attempt of other Directors from taking it for themselves by labeling it as unclaimed funds. I have relevant documents in my possession to back up this claim as the next of kin.

Please treat this mail as confidential, by being as discreet as possible. I wait for your response only if you are ready to work with me. As you can see through this website below you will confirm that I am the IT/OPERATIONS DEPARTMENT.

https://www.bni.co.id/en-us/company/aboutbni/director

At your service and regards
Mr. Y.B. Hariantono
IT and Operations Director
Whatsapp (+62) 813 1159 6719

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