419 scam: "Dr. Tony Cole" <Dr.tonycole@heirhuntersh.co.uk> BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY

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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.
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.
- heirhuntersh@aol.com (AOL; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "Dr. Tony Cole" <Dr.tonycole@heirhuntersh.co.uk>
Reply-To: heirhuntersh@aol.com
Date: Wed, 15 Jun 2011 04:42:49 -0700
Subject: BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY

Hello Dear,

I am writing you from Heir Hunters Company in the United kingdom .

Heir Hunters probate detectives looking for distant relatives of people who have
died without making a will,

the United Kingdom government last year made over ?18m from unclaimed assets.

When people die intestate (without a will ) and with no known relatives, their
names are released by the Treasury.

Every Thursday, a list of these unclaimed estates, the Bona Vacantia ( Latin for
"ownerless goods" ) is published on the Treasury Solicitor's website.

The race is then on for heir locators to track down the often distant relatives
in line for a windfall. Often heir hunters pick more unusual names first, as
they are easier to trace.

We came across your profile and email while searching through genealogy
database, we will be glad if you can get back to us with your full name, date of
birth,

address and your direct number if it corresponds to the information we have in
our data base in order to enable us carry out necessary verification processes
and to get your claim across to you without any delay.

Heir Hunters have handed over thousands and millions of funds to heirs who have
no idea of their fortune, some of them, Holocaust victims’ estates,

whom some of their heirs tried to flee war-torn Europe, but did any of them
survive to claim these fortune ?

We will gladly answer this question for you.

Reply to email address (heirhuntersh@aol.com )

Very Truly Yours

Dr. Tony Cole
Email: heirhuntersh@aol.com
Head of Operations (Claims Heir Hunters)

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