419 scam: "J.T.ROLLINS ( FINANCIAL CONSULTANT )" <auditor001@web2mail.com> Re:URGENT ATTENTION

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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.
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "J.T.ROLLINS ( FINANCIAL CONSULTANT )" <auditor001@web2mail.com>
Reply-To: jtrollin001@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Sat, 17 Jul 2010 10:42:20 +0100
Subject: Re:URGENT ATTENTION

DEAR SIR,/MADAM

MY NAME IS J.T.ROLLINS, I AM AN AUDITOR FINANCIAL CONSULTANT TO HSBC
BANK,INDIVIDUALS ORGANIZATIONS, GOVERNMENT PARASTATALS COMPANIES,
FIRMS ETC. I
HAVE A HUGE SUM IN DOLLARS TO INVEST WITH YOU, THE SAID FUND IS ALREADY
DEPOSITED WITH HSBC BANK FINANCE SECURITY COMPANY OVERSEA.

DUE TO THE SOURCES AND THE NATURE OF THIS FUND, I WANT TO INVEST IT INTO YOUR
COUNTRY BASE ON YOUR SUPERVISION, AND YOUR ADVISE. THE SAID FUND WAS
REALIZED
FROM POLITICAL INVOICES . PLEASE KINDLY
SEND ME YOUR TEL/FAX NUMBER TO HAVE A VOICE DISCUSSION WITH YOU. REPLY ME
URGENTLY IMMEDIATELY YOU RECEIVED THIS MESSAGE SO THAT I CAN SEND YOU THE
DEPOSIT CERTIFICATE FOR YOU TO CLAIM THE FUND. THANK YOU FOR YOUR
COOPERATION
IN ADVANCE.

APOLOGETICALLY, DETAILS WILL NOT BE DISCLOSED TO YOU FOR NOW ON THE
DEPOSITION OF
THE FUND UNTIL YOU ASSURE ME BEYOND EVERY REASONABLE DOUBT THAT I CAN
TRUST YOU.
HONESTY AND TRUST ARE THE SUCCESS KEY FACTORS IN THIS TRANSACTION, SO
THEREFORE
YOUR ASSURANCE OF CONFIDENTIALITY AND TRUST WILL BE HIGHLY APPRECIATED.

YOURS FAITHFULLY,

J.T.ROLLINS ( FINANCIAL CONSULTANT )

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