419 scam: "Captain Grey Watson"<maximum322@aol.com> Crew Workers Needed To Work on Ship

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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:
- "grey_watson@live.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
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.
- +447024079363 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: "Captain Grey Watson" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <grey_watson@live.com>
Date: Sun, 30 May 2010 06:27:59 -0700
Subject: Crew Workers Needed To Work on Ship

Hello Crew,

Am co-ordinator for a cruise ship, My name is Kent Lampard From London, UK.The offer is made to you because we have received
updates from useful source about your profile which makes us believe that you
are capable, active, hardworking and trustworthy. However, this are based on the
information given to us and we will like you to know that the company works with
her employees with utmost sincerity and trust. We thereby seek your confirmation
to the offer proposed to you.

Contact us 24 Hours daily. This is to ensure your security and non involvement
in cases of Identity Theft, you will be contacted by a staff of the company
within 48hrs on your response of interest for the Job Position and you will be
Informed on when you will receive the first set of Payments.

Hebridean International Cruises & Ocean Cruises Limited.
ADDRESS: Kintail House Carleton New Road Skipton North Yorkshire BD23 2DE
Phone: +447024079363
Email: grey_watson@live.com

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