419 scam: "MR. RICHARD COLLINS" <australianinternational@in.com> MY REGARD

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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 us dollars" (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)
- "top secret" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
- "dormant account" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
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.
- richardcollins0222@yahoo.com.hk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "MR. RICHARD COLLINS" <australianinternational@in.com>
Reply-To: < richardcollins0222@yahoo.com.hk>
Date: Sat, 20 Feb 2010 03:23:49 -0800
Subject: MY REGARD

UBS AG

Postfach 8098 Zürich

Switzerland

Swiss Clearing Number: 230

Postal Account: 80-2-2

SWIFT: UBSW CH ZH 80A

Web site: www.ubs.com

Dear Sir,

I am an investment consultant working with Bank UBS AG Zurich at their

offshore department Zurich Switzerland. I will be happy to work this deal

out with you if you have a corporate or personal Bank Account and if you

are capable to keep TOP SECRET. I need strong Assurance that you will

never let me down, if I transfer this money to your account.

During one of our periodic auditing I discovered a dormant accounts with

holding balance of US$ 232,000.000.00 {Two hundred and Thirty Two million

US Dollars only}.

If you are not familiar with Swiss Dormant Accounts and profile, please

take a moment of your very busy schedules to read about Swiss dormant

accounts: website;

http://www.crt-ii.org/2001_list/publication_list1_A.phtm

If you know that you are capable to handle large or small amount on trust

and can keep secret and ready to take 40% of any amount I transfer to your

account from the dormant account and I will take

60%, send the following information by return maiL

Beneficiary Bank name.........................?

Bank address....................................?

Account no.......................................?

Swift code.......................................?

Account name...................................?

Beneficiary address............................?

Your phone no...................................?

Your Occupation.................................?

Age....................................?

Also needed, a Scan copy of your In't Passport/ID Card............?

Tell me more about yourself, while I look forward to receive the above

information.

I want to re-assure you that this business is risk-free and you can send

an empty account to receive the funds, provided that the account is

capable to receive incoming funds.

Thank you for your time and attention, I looked forward to receive your

and your prompt reply to my E-mail address: richardcollins0222@yahoo.com.hk )

Warmest regards,

Mr. Richard Collins

Chief Investment Consultant

72.48.88.11

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