419 scam: "HOLLYER, Bobby"<hollyer_r@msn.com> Next of kin

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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.
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.
- hollyerr@aol.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "HOLLYER, Bobby" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <hollyerr@aol.co.uk>
Date: Sun, 7 Feb 2010 00:37:34 -0000
Subject: Next of kin

CONFIDENTIAL
I am a straight forward person and this is the same way I would like for you to respond to this email, should you be interested in it's content or not. I am Mr. Bobby Hollyer; I am senior audit officer in a UK-based Bank and member of the Management Team. We are conducting a standard process investigation on behalf of the International Banking Conglomerate.

This investigation involves a client who died five years ago and the circumstances surrounding the investments made by this client at "SCB Group", the Private Banking arm of Standard Chartered Bank. The client died in testate and nominated no successor in title over the investments made with the bank. I would respectfully request that you keep the contents of this mail private and respect the integrity of the information you come by as a result of this mail.

During the bank private search for the relative recently, your name and email contact was among the findings that match that of the deceased.

Because of the circumstance of your name and nationality, I am seeking your consent to present you as benefactor and have them release the deposit with the bank to you. Should you be willing to assist me in this project, the funds will be shared equally between us.
If my offer is of no appeal to you, delete this message and forget I ever contacted you. Do not destroy my career because you do not approve of my proposal. I ask that you do not destroy my chance, if you will not work with me let me know and let me move on with my life but do not try to destroy me because I have evaluated the risks and the only risk I have here is from you refusing to work with me. I am the only one who knows of this situation and now you are second.

All I require is your honest cooperation to enable us sees this deal through. I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law. Please do respond to my personal e-mail: hollyerr@aol.co.uk.

I send you this mail not without a measure of fear as to what the consequences, but I know within me that nothing ventured is nothing gained and that success and riches never come easy or on a platter of gold.

Kind regards,
Bobby Hollyer.

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