419 scam: "Mr. Christopher Leland" <leland11@btinternet.com> Reply soon.....NCE PLEASE!rate.00 BENEFICIARIESë¸"

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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: "Mr. Christopher Leland" <leland11@btinternet.com>
Reply-To: <christopher_leland@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 3 Nov 2010 23:48:54 +0100
Subject: Reply soon.....

Dear,
Do accept my sincere apologies if my mail does not meet your personal ethics. May I introduce myself i am Christopher Leland a staff member in the accounts management section of the bank here in London.
One of our accounts with holding balance of £25,549,250 (Twenty five Million five Hundred and forty nine Thousand two Hundred and fifty British Pounds) has been dormant. From my investigations and
confirmations, the owner of this account is a foreigner who died long time ago.
Since then nobody has done anything as regards the claiming of this money as he has no family member who is aware of the existence of either the account nor the funds. Information from the National Immigration also states that he was single on entry the country.
I have confidentially discussed this issue with one of the top official in the bank and we have agreed to find a reliable foreign partner to deal with.
We thus propose to do business with you, standing in as the next of kin of the deceased and have the funds released to you after due processes have been followed.
This transaction is totally free of risk and troubles as the fund is legitimate and does not originate from drug, money laundry, terrorism or any other Illegal act.On your interest, let me hear from you.
Regards,
Mr. Leland.

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