419 scam: "Bank of England Plc"<marketing@cya.com.br> LETTER

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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:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "Bank of England Plc" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mrsdebbie2011@fm.bb>
Date: Sat, 2 Jul 2011 22:38:20 -0400
Subject: LETTER

Bank of England Homepage

Mrs.Debbie Dodson, Bank of England Plc

Bank Address: 55 Second Avenue London E126EJ

Website: http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/

Ref:E/ISD/ACD/4556/010

Dear Friend,

This message might meet you in (utmost surprise),however,it's just my urgent need for foreign partner that made me to contact you for this transaction.

I am a banker by profession from United Kingdom and currently holding the post of Director Auditing and Accounting unit of the Bank.

I have the opportunity of transfering the left over funds(usd$6.8million) our bank deceased customer late Richard Burson, who died on (Egypt Air Flight 990)along with his family on a plane crash below.http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/502503.stm.

Hence i am inviting you for a business deal where this money can be shared between us in the ratio of 50/50 as a brotherhood.

If you agree to my business proposal ,send me your direct phone number,occupation,age and sex and further details of the

transfer will be forwarded to you as soon as i receive your return mail as our full personal details

Yours in service,

Mrs.Debbie Dodson

Account Department.

Bank of England, Public Notice: bank of England is one of the London leading independent financial service providers. A wealth of trading experience and information technology enable us to provide very best in finance Execution, trading and exchange access

Bank of England Homepage

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