419 scam: Villiger <hr@mail.yamoffice.yam.com> DEAR SIR/MA MR KASPAR VILLIGER UBS INVESTMENT BANK

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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)
- "million pounds" (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 next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: Villiger <hr@mail.yamoffice.yam.com>
Reply-To: <mrsnaomi_albina@w.cn>
Date: Sat, 22 Oct 2011 16:26:20 -0700
Subject: DEAR SIR/MA MR KASPAR VILLIGER UBS INVESTMENT BANK

FROM: MR KASPAR VILLIGER
UBS INVESTMENT BANK

Dear Friend,

I'm Mr. Kaspar Villiger, the present Director, Audit & Accounts Unit, UBS INVESTMENT BANK London. Please, treat this information as secret and highly confidential.

There's an account within the monitoring of the U.S. Department of State - Malaysia Consular Information Sheet in Malaysia worth the sum of 12.5 Million pounds (GBP) and hasn't been operated for the past four years.

This account belongs to a Japanese oil dealer who unfortunately died with his family in Tsunami. He had neither a legal will nor a surviving next of kin hence i hereby request your corporation & honorary attention as a foreigner to claim the money through my advice as I have submitted your name and email to the U.S. Department of State - Malaysia Consular Information Sheet in Malaysia as the next of kin of the said beneficiary mind you, there is practically no risk involved perhaps the transaction will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of law in your country.

Without wasting much time, I request that you contact the assistant director of information at the U.S. Department of State - Malaysia Consular Information Sheet in Malaysia (Mrs. Naomi Albina) via the email address and phone number that you find below. Introduce yourself to her as the next of kin of Mr. Katone Masami that you were directed by me that she should furnish you will all proper directives that would enable you finalize the claim of the fund on a legal strategy.

Contact email: mrsnaomi_albina@secretarias.com
Phone Number: +60162474394.

Yours Faithfully,
Mr. Kaspar Villiger.
UBS INVESTMENT BANK
UNITED KINGDOM

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