419 scam: "Mr. Richard Lumb" <info@ms1.hinet.net> RE: INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIP .....

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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
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:
- "necessary legal documents" (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. )
- "is 100% risk free" (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.
- lumbrichard7@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Richard Lumb" <info@ms1.hinet.net>
Reply-To: <lumbrichard7@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 1 Nov 2023 17:52:16 +0000
Subject: RE: INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIP .....

Dear?Client

Please excuse me for invading your privacy. I am currently seeking partnership investment in your country as I intend to invest in your country as long as you are able to work with me and run this business. You don't know me, but I received your information while searching for business partners in your country.
I am the chief auditing and accounting officer of a reputable bank here in the United States. In my department, we discovered an amount of USD 18.5 million in an account of one of our foreign clients (MR. ANDREAS FICHTNER from Munich, Germany) who died in a car accident in July 2015 along with his entire family . Since we received information of his death, we have been expecting his next of kin or relatives to be the deceased as stated in our banking policies and laws, but unfortunately we have learned that all of his supposed next of kin or relatives died along with him in the automatic crash. No one behind the claim. Upon this discovery I have decided to bring this business proposal to you and release the money to you as relatives or relatives of the deceased for security reasons and for later payment as no one is coming for this and we do not want money to go into an unclaimed bill to access the bank.
Upon this discovery I have decided to bring you this business proposal and to facilitate the release of this money for you as a relative of the deceased client as no one is coming for the claims. Under US financial inheritance laws, monies unclaimed by a US financial institution after a period of 15 years will be reported to the US government as unclaimed monies. So the government will officially adopt this fund at the end of this fiscal year and I don't want these funds to be reported to the US government. Rather, I want us to work together and release the funds to you so that we can issue some to charity in your country.
I will assemble all the necessary legal documents that will be used to secure our claim and all I need is your honest cooperation so we can go through with this deal. I guarantee that this will be done under a legitimate agreement that will protect you from breaking the law. Please contact me via email so we can discuss further details. I can send you my international passport and have 20+ years banking experience and it is 100% risk free once you follow my guidelines.
Please provide the following details as we have a few days to do so. This is very important please.
1. Full Name:
2. Your direct mobile number:
3. Your contact address:
4. Your profession:
5. Your Nationality:
6. Your gender / age:
I will explain it to you in more detail once I receive your reply.
Best regards,

Mr. Richard Lumb

Reply:

lumbrichard7@gmail.com

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