419 scam: "Mr. G. Truett Tate." <accountant2007@videobank.it> Expect your reply.

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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 british 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)
- ",000,000" (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)
- "dormant account" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. G. Truett Tate." <accountant2007@videobank.it>
Reply-To: accountant2000@videobank.it
Date: Fri, 13 Aug 2010 09:22:40 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: Expect your reply.

Good Day,

Please consider it a divine wish and accept this letter with deep sense of humility.
Hopeful the letter will meet your business and establishments plans in good, but if the proposal does not meet your personal desired and plans, kindly accept my sincere apology.
My name is Mr. G. Truett Tate. Group Executive Director Lloyds Banking Group Plc, United Kingdom. during our previous records auditing, I discovered a dormant account with holding balance of Â£152,000,000.00 {One hundred and fifty two million British Pounds Sterling} the owner of the said account is Late Mr. John Shumejda, who died with out an [heir], because he terminated the wifeâ€™s name as the Next of Kin to the account since 16/4/1999, after his marriage separation ( Divorce), as a result, he died without an [heir, you can as well call it inheritor or next of kin]. Late John Shumejda died on the 4th of January 2002 in a plane crash. For more details visit: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/1742404.stm

We the board executives tried all we can to locate any relative to the deceased, but all our efforts was fruitless. I am here therefore to solicit your attention to stand as the NEXT OF KIN, to the account, to enable me re-profile the account documents and remit the total sum into your safe account, for sharing and investments.

I assure you, as I am one of the bank executive, this fund will be approved for payment to your safe account or any foreigner, because theirs no name in our record as a next-of-kin to the account. I also assure you that there will be absolutely NO RISK in this transaction. If we agree; I will inform the rest board that I have been able to locate the deceased relative.

I decided to remit the total sum into a safe overseas account for investments, to avoid diverted to the British Treasury, in accordance with the law imposed by the British Prime Minister, which stated that all funds held in dormant accounts would be used to fund youth and community projects. For more information about laws on dormant accounts here in England visit: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/4017381.stm

You will be rewarded 50% of the total amount, at the conclusion of the transfer, while 50% for me. If you are interested, kindly get back to me as soon as possible for next plans.

Warmest regards.
Mr. G. Truett Tate.

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