419 scam: "Mr. Alexander Ulrich." <at234at_ulrich@yahoo.com> From: Mr. Alexander Ulrich

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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:
- ",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)
This email message is a next of kin scam.
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.
- +447024069251 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Alexander Ulrich." <at234at_ulrich@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: at234atulrich@yahoo.com
Date: Sat, 16 Oct 2010 16:39:36 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: From: Mr. Alexander Ulrich

Greetings,

I am Mr. Alexander Ulrich, an attorney based in Manchester , United Kingdom and the personal attorney to late Mr. Jacques Dominique, a French National. Late Mr. Jacques Dominique until his untimely death was a private oil consultant/contractor with British Petroleum Corporation, hereinafter shall be referred to as my client.

On the 3rd day of January 2004, my client and his wife along with their two children were among the victims of Boeing 737 Egyptian Airliner that crashed into the Red Sea . You can read more about the crash by visiting this website: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/politics/3365769.stm .Since then, I has made several enquiries from his country's embassy to locate any of his extended relatives but to no avail. After several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to contact you with this business partnership proposal.

My client has a deposit value presently at US$24,500,000.00 and his bank has issued me a notice to provide his next of kin or beneficiary within 60 days. However, since I found it difficult to locate any of my late client relatives for over six (6) years now. I seek your consent to permit me present you as his next of kin/beneficiary so that the proceeds of this account can be paid in your name.

I have worked out modalities for achieving my aim of appointing a next of kin as well as to transfer the money abroad for us to share in the ratio of 53% to me and 35% to you, while we shall collectively donate 10% to any Charity Organization and 2% set aside for any incurable expenses both local and international.

The money transfer paperwork itself will include a certificate of origin so that the receiving bank does not ask questions. Also the paperwork will include proper certificate that the fund being transferred is from non-criminal sources. In short this will be a proper and legal money transfer with no risk involved.

The transaction is guaranteed to succeed without any problem. All I need is your trust and confidence. Provide me with this information.

1. Your contact phone and fax numbers.

2. Location address

As soon as I hear from you, I shall provide you with further clarification that you may need to know.

Regards,

Mr. Alexander Ulrich.
+ 44 702 406 9251
From: Mr. Alexander Ulrich.

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