419 scam: "Nicholas Ben."<nckbnklson@yahoo.co.jp> LETTER !!

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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:
- "i will like you to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "Nicholas Ben." (may be fake)
Reply-To: <nckbnklss@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Sat, 7 May 2011 23:58:21 +0100
Subject: LETTER !!

Sir

I write to seek your collaboration to stand-in as the receiver of overdue deposit of US$25M made by a foreign costumer (an Oil consultant/contractor) made in my bank. I have secured from the probate an ORDER OF MANDAMUS to locate any of depositor's recipient. I have also made several futile efforts to locate any of depositor's extended relatives. Now the management of the bank has issued a notice to provide the next of kin or declare funds unclaimed. If your will act as the beneficiary of the fund, it will be shared 50/50.

If you accept, I will like you to provide information required for drafting beneficiary change such as, your full names and address, date of Birth, occupation, Tel & Fax Numbers. All I require is your honest cooperation and partnership to enable us succeed. I will appreciate your early reply for commencement of business. Do provide a phone number so we could discuss further this proposal.

Yours sincerely,

Nicholas Benson

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