419 scam: Sunderland Securities <info@sunderlandsecurities.co.uk> Sunderland Securities: Final Claim Process

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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:

The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "info@sunderlandsecurities.co.uk" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
This email message is a fake lottery scam. Consider the following facts about real lotteries:
1. They don't notify winners by email.
2. You can't win without first buying a lottery ticket.
3. They don't randomly select email addresses to award prizes to.
4. They don't use free email accounts (Yahoo, Hotmail, etc) to communicate with you.
5. They don't tell you to call a mobile phone number.
6. They don't tell you to keep your winnings secret.
7. They will never ask a winner to pay any fees to receive a prize!
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.
- +4401273782405
- +234156 (Nigeria, landline)

Fraud email example:

From: Sunderland Securities <info@sunderlandsecurities.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 7 Dec 2010 06:10:15 +0000
Subject: Sunderland Securities: Final Claim Process

Dear Esteemed Customer,

This office received e-mail from the claim department (Johnson Legal Firm) and the winning information, which they provided for the transfer of your lottery winnings, deposited with our bank to be transferred to you. We wish to bring to your notice that your winning fund is deposited in a SUSPENSE ACCOUNT with our Bank by the Lottery Company. You are obliged to activate the SUSPENSE ACCOUNT.

Note that a SUSPENSE ACCOUNT is an Online Transit account, which will enable you transfer your funds yourself from our Bank into your own personal Bank Account at Just a Click!,this is after your SUSPENSE ACCOUNT has been activated.

To activate your ACCOUNT. kindly Visit our Web site at www.verifyhomeportale.co.uk and click on ACTIVATE ONLINE BANKING which is stated by the right side of our website. You will be ask to enter your account number and sort, below is your login details which you will use to apply for your account to be activated.

Your Login Account Number is: 58692309
Your Login Sort Code is: 234156

Once you have logged in, please kindly fill in all information correctly. Note that all information which you fill online we be kept confidential.

For Quality Service and in the interest of Security, your calls may be recorded. If you have any questions, please speak directly to this Representative for accounts on the following numbers. To ensure delivery of our email to your inbox, please add info@sunderlandsecurities.co.uk to your Address Book or Safe List.

Sincerely,

Transfer Manager,
William Morgan (Sir)
Tel: +44-(0) 127 378 2405
Fax: +44-(0) 127 920 1872

Sunderland Securities.
Ridlington, Roker Terrace
Sunderland, SR6 9ND
United Kingdom
Tel: +44-(0) 207 060 3639
Fax: +44-(0) 127 920 1872

Sunderland Securities ®. Uniting people with possibilities.

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