419 scam: "Axel A Weber"<fj789886@gmail.com> GREETINGS,

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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:
- "huge amount of money" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "million pounds" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "Axel A Weber" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <fj7898886@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 2 Apr 2013 02:07:16 +0800
Subject: GREETINGS,

Greetings,

It's my pleasure connecting with you through this media network. However i found your profile so respected to deal with, I have compassion for the orphanage and i believe your assistance will go along way in helping the orphanage and less privileges.

I am the present UBS Chairman Board of Directors. Please, treat this information as secret and highly confidential.

There's an account with the sum of 12.5 Million pounds(GBP) that hasn't been operated for the past 4 years.

This account belongs to a Japanese oil dealer who unfortunately died with his family in a Tsunami. He had neither a legal will nor a surviving next of kin. I need your help as a foreigner to claim the money through my advice and share it with me. The purpose of my own share is for helping the orphanage and less privileges as i early mentioned than to allow such huge amount of money to be confiscated by UK Government in which of know value to me.

There is practically no risk involved, the transaction will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of law in London and your country.

If you are doubt of my person, kindly visit this Executive BOD Group of Thirty members: www.group30.org/members.shtml#Senior%20Members or the victim on: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1368531/Japan-earthquake-tsunami-Workersdig-mass-grave-countrys-major-burial.html

YOURS SINCERELY,

MR AXEL A. WEBER
UBS INVESTMENT BANK
UNITED KINGDOM
WEBSITE: WWW.IBB.UBS.COM

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