419 scam: "British Revenue Department"<mrgeraldmolee@yahoo.com.hk> Re ; Compensation Call me(+4470457 17856)ë¸"

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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:
- "contact me immediately" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
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.
- +447045717856 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: "British Revenue Department" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <geraldmolee@yahoo.com.hk>
Date: Thu, 17 Jun 2010 13:35:23 +0100
Subject: Re ; Compensation Call me(+4470457 17856)

Compensation

My name is Gerald Mole. I am the director of information of Her Majesty Custom and Revenue, London United Kingdom. Our duty is to look into transactions and records of banks, securities companies and financial houses within Europe based on the directive of British Prime Minister Mr Gordon Brown.We also work in collaboration with American,Asian, African and Australian clearing houses.

During our investigation we discovered un-paid debts from different
banks and securities companies, worth over 400m pounds lying on paid with Banks in London and that you are to be paid for an INHERITED FUND/ASSET, which requires presentation of certain documents and payment of fees before the fund could be released to you.View the website for moreinformation : http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/5171222.stm

I want to inform you that the problem you are having is from your
partners and the lawyer who is representing you,They do not reveal the reason for the delay of your payment and the reason you should pay the money they demand from you. My reason for contacting you is to inform you to stop payment of any such to the lawyer or to the financial bank and securities companies as you will notreceive your fund due to some anomalies we discovered in your file.We are to protect your interest contact me immediately so we can advice you on how you will receive your fund without any impediment. You are hereby advised to maintain constant contact with me and avoid any interaction with
unscrupulous agents, partners or lawyers.

AS A MATTER OF URGENCY, PLEASE EMAIL ME AS SOON AS YOU RECEIVE THIS MESSAGE: +4470457 17856

Respectfully,
Gerald Mole.

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