419 scam: "Bank of Scotland"<BANK.OF.SCOT.LAND.UK@accountant.com> URGENT REPLY NEEDED.

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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 next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "Bank of Scotland" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <BANK.OF.SCOTLAND.UK@accountant.com>
Date: Fri, 1 Jun 2012 19:44:29 +0100
Subject: URGENT REPLY NEEDED.

Remittance/Foreign Operation Manager
Bank of Scotland, London
Head Office: 41 South Gayle Crescents
Edinburgh EH12 0BR.
Branch Office: 155 Bishops gate London EC2M 3YB
London England; United Kingdom

Good Day My Good Friend,

I am Dr. Michael Solomon, I work with Bank of Scotland in London, a contractor From your Country made a deposit for 12 months, We discovered, that the depositor had died without making a will Consequently, my proposal is I want to front you as his next of kin, if this transaction interest you kindly let me know so that I will link you to our Bank for further Details also kindly finish me the following information’s below.

[1] NAME:...................................................
[2] CONTACT ADD:............................................
[3] AGE: ...................SEX:.............................
[4] TEL............................... FAX:..................
[6] OCCUPATION STATUS: ......................................
[7] COUNTRY OF ORIGIN:.........COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE.........

Yours Faithfully

Dr.Michael Solomon.

Manager Investor Relations

Bank of Scotland, London

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What can you do when you receive 419 spam