419 scam: "SANTANDER BANK, LONDON UK" <olaf_grundel@rocketmail.com> For your urgent personal 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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
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:
- "greater london" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "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 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- n_hadlow200@yahoo.com.hk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "SANTANDER BANK, LONDON UK" <olaf_grundel@rocketmail.com>
Reply-To: <n_hadlow11@yahoo.com.hk>
Date: Wed, 23 Mar 2011 08:02:23 +0200
Subject: For your urgent personal attention

SANTANDER BANK
Ludgate Hill, St. Pauls,
Greater London EC4M
7RE,United Kingdom

From the Office of: Mrs. Lisa Johnson.
Director.

RE: PAYMENT OF US$500,000.00 ACRUED INTEREST:

I am Mrs. Lisa Johnson, Director, Corporate Services, Divisional Head of Swift Transfer Unit of Santander Bank Limited,London UK. Sometimes ago, you were a beneficiary of a large amount of money in our bank from National Lotto Group here in England. After a long period of time elapsed, the money was recalled to the treasury of National Lotto Group because it was not claimed. During the period this money remained unclaimed in our bank, it generated an interest of US500,000.00 which we are about to pay to you now.

For your information, you are advised to hasten up with the process of picking up this generated interest of US800,000.00 because from time to time the National Lotto Group auditors do come to our bank to cross-check our financial transactions with them. So, the earlier you comply with the demands of the delivery of this money to you, the better; because when the auditors arrive and find out that this accrued interest is still unclaimed in our bank, they will call back the accrued interest to the National lotto Group treasury account.

What we need from you now, are two sets of your identifications such as; your International Passport and Driver's License, your telephone and fax numbers for easy communication with you. As a matter of fact, we don't have time to waste since we have wasted so much time already trying to contact you on the phone without success. We advice that you comply with the necessary requirements for the immediate transfer of your fund

Contact: Mr. Nigel Hadlow
E-Mail Id: n_hadlow200@yahoo.com.hk

Be informed that I have attempted several times in the past to call you on the phone but all efforts failed and I have to send you an email message now on this email address with the hope that it belongs to you.

Expecting your immediate reply.

Yours Sincerely,
For: Mrs. Lisa Johnson.
Director.

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