419 scam: JOHN RICHARD <drjohn1955@msn.com> Dearest Friend

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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:
- "million 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)
- "hundred thousand 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)
This email message is a next of kin scam.
This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- +447024025551 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: JOHN RICHARD <drjohn1955@msn.com>
Reply-To: <john_rr1952@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 27 Mar 2010 15:07:07 +0000
Subject: Dearest Friend

NATWEST BANK LONDON, ENGLAND

PUTNEY BRANCH, 153 PUTNEY HIGH STREET .

LONDON SW15 1RX

UNITED KINGDOM

Dearest Friend,

My Name is Dr Richard R. John From Harlsden , North West London , here in England.

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

In my department we discovered
an abandoned sum of $12.5 million USA Dollars (Twelve million five
hundred thousand Us Dollars) in an account that belongs to one of our
foreign customers Late Mr. Morris Thompson an American who
unfortunately lost his life in the plane crash of Alaska Airlines Flight 261 which crashed on January 31 2000, including his wife and only daughter.

You shall read more about the crash on visiting this site. http://www.cwn.org.uk/business/a-z/a/agco/2002/01/020104-air-crash.htm

The choice of contacting you is aroused from the geographical nature of where

you live, particularly due to the sensitivity of the transaction. And the confidentiality herein.

Now our bank has been waiting for any of the relatives to come-up for the

claim but nobody has done that.

I personally have been
unsuccessful in locating the relatives for 2 years now, I seek your
consent to present you as the next of kin / Will Beneficiary to the
deceased so that the proceeds of this account valued at 12.5Million
Dollars can be paid to you.

This will be disbursed or shared in these percentages, 60% to me and 40% to you.

All I require now is your honest Co-operation, Confidentiality
and Trust to enable us sees this transaction through. I guarantee you
that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will
protect you from any breach of the law.

Please, provide me the
following: as we have5 days to run it through. This is very very URGENT
PLEASE. Kindly send the details below

1. Full Name

2. You're Telephone Number

3. You're Contact Address.

4. You're Occupation.

5. You're Age.

Your urgent response will be highly anticipated and appreciated,

Best regards,

Dr Richard R. John

+44-7024025551

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