419 scam: "First City Monument"<test@drumossiehotel.co.uk> New Message from First City*

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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:
- "abuja" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
- "account-fcmb@admin.in.th" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
- "account-fcmb@admin.in.th" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- +2348052682367 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "First City Monument" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <account-fcmb@admin.in.th>
Date: Wed, 20 Oct 2010 01:58:44 -0500
Subject: New Message from First City*

New Page 1
FIRST CITY MONUMENT BANK PLC (FCMB)
First City Plaza, Plot 252 Herbert Macaulay Way,
Central Business District Abuja, Abuja, Nigeria.
Email: info@firstcity-group.com
account-fcmb@admin.in.th

Tel: +234 8052682367

THIS IS FIRST CITY MONUMENT BANK AND, WE ARE DIRECTED TO INFORM YOU BY THE EMBASSY OF DETAILS OF YOUR FAMILY INHERITANCE FUND IN OUR BANK [FIRST CITY MONUMENT BANK (FCMB) PLC. THE FUND WAS LEFT BEHIND IN A FIXED DEPOSIT ACCOUNT IN OUR BANK BY YOUR LATE RELATIVE WHO WAS AN ENGINEER . PLEASE CONTACT THE ACCOUNTS DEPARTMENT OF THE FCMB PLC FOR MORE DETAILS, VERIFICATION AND PROCEDURES FOR CLAIM AS THE LEGITIMATE NEXT OF KIN / RELATIVE TO HANDLE THE IMMEDIATE WIRE TRANSFER OF THE FUND TO YOUR FAMILY.

GET BACK TO US IMMEDIATELY FOR MORE INFO. Email: account-fcmb@admin.in.th

ACCEPT OUR WARM REGARDS.

SIGNED,
MANAGEMENT

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