419 scam: "Golan Bradley.\(Mr.\)" <info@office.com> Re:Business Proposal

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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:
- "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "million 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)
- ",500,000" (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)
- "00,000.00" (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)
- "u.k " (this email uses bad English)
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.
- golanbradley@hotmail.com (Hotmail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "Golan Bradley.\(Mr.\)" <info@office.com>
Reply-To: golanbradley@hotmail.com
Date: Thu, 10 Jun 2010 18:46:32 -0300
Subject: Re:Business Proposal

NATWEST BANK PLC
SOUTH QUAY PLAZA
183 MARSH WALL
LONDON EL4 9SR
FROM THE DESK OF : GOLAN BRADLEY

Before i proceed, I wish to introduce myself to you; I am Golan
Bradley a staff
of Natwest Bank plc London. I am the head of the accounts department.I am
pleased to get across to you for a very urgent and profitable business
proposal
which I believe will profit the both of us after completion. I contacted you
after a careful thought that you might be capable of handling this business
transaction, which i explained below. The sum of (18,500,000.00 Million
Pounds), has been floating as unclaimed since 2000 in my bank as all
efforts to
get across to the his relatives of our client who deposited the money have hit
the stones. There is this immigrant Mr.Kurt Kahle, property magnate who was
based in the U.K , who happens to be one of our very good clients. On the 25th
of July 2000, Mr. Kurt Kahle, 51, died in the crash with his 37 year old wife
and son Michael, aged eight, all died in the air France concord plane crash
bound for New York in their plan for a world cruise.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm

All attempts to trace his next of kin were fruitless. My position here at my
office requiries me to investigate and I therefore madefurther investigations
and discovered that Mr. Kurt Kahle did not declare any next of kin or relation
in all his official documents,including his bank deposit paperwork in my
bank.According to the British Law. The money will revert to the ownership of
the British government if nobody applies to claim the fund. To avoid
this money
being sent to the British treasury as unclaimed funds, I have decided to seek
your assistance to have you stand as his next of kin so that the said fund
(18,500,000.00 million Pounds),would be released in your name as the next of
kin and paid into your account.All documents and proof that will have
you claim
this fund without stress will be forwarded to you upon your response to this
mail more so, i want to inform you that i have unanimously agreed to offer you
(4m) of the total sum for the assistance and role you are going to
play in this
transaction,(£2m) will be given to charity organizations in your country with
your supervision while the remaining will be for me and my other loyal
collegues here. Please send your confidential telephone and fax number in your
reply to this business transaction.Please channel your response to my private
email : golanbradley@hotmail.com

Warm Regards,
Golan Bradley.(Mr.)

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