419 scam: "ROLAND"<sir.roland@mmc.com> BENEFICIARY TRANSFER

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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:
- "million british 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)
- ",000,000" (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.
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.
- sir.rolandbrians@sify.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "ROLAND" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <sir.rolandbrians@sify.com>
Date: Fri, 4 Sep 2009 02:07:04 -0700
Subject: BENEFICIARY TRANSFER

Hello,

Do accept my sincere apologies if my mail does not meet your personal ethics.

I am writing following an opportunity in my office that will be of immense benefit to both of us.

One of our accounts with holding balance of 20,000,000(Twenty Million British Pounds Sterlings)

has been dormant and has not been operated for the past 8 years.

From my investigations and confirmations, the owner of this account a foreigner by name Christian Marty (Concorde pilot) died in Monday,

31 July, 2000 along with other 109 families in an AF4590 plane crash and since then nobody

has done anything as regards the claiming of this money because he has no family members who

are aware of the existence of neither the account nor the funds.

As the bank manager,i have secretly discussed this matter with my acountant and we have agreed

to find a reliable foreign partner to deal with. I only have to approve you as the next of

kin/will beneficiary and the fund will be paid to you as the beneficiary. We are to share this

money between ourselves and also donate 10% to charity if you are really interested in this offer you should contact me

via email: sir.rolandbrians@sify.com

All documents to back your claims are ready.PLEASE DO NOT SEE THIS MESSAGE AS A SPAM.

Yours faithfully,

Roland Brians.

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