419 scam: "L O N D O N. UK" <jmd@astercity.net> YOUR-UNCLAIMED FUND NOTIFICATION

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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:
- "western union" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "economic and financial crime commission" (This name is often mentioned in money recovery scams (re-scam): the real EFCC does not contact victims to offer to get their money back because that is near impossible. )
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Western Union money transfer is completely untraceable and therefore is *not* safe to use with anyone you do not know personally. It is the preferred method of online criminals to collect money from their victims.
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.
- +2348099043711 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "L O N D O N. UK" <jmd@astercity.net>
Reply-To: <robert.montee@googlemail.com>
Date: Tue, 8 Nov 2011 23:19:56 -0500
Subject: YOUR-UNCLAIMED FUND NOTIFICATION

I N T E R P O L

London , UK

*******************

Hi,

Be informed that we have just arrested the people who defrauded you through online winning scams. We scrutinized their data through the Western Union database here in the UK and was able to apprehend some of them. We have frozen their assets and hence handover to the court.

According to the UK Supreme Court Requisition Order in conjunction with the Memorandum of Understanding ( M O U ) signed with the Economic and Financial Crime Commission ( EFCC) OF Nigeria , we were authorized to refund back 50% of their seized assets to you as part of the compensation to victims of fraud.

To administer the process, the 50% refund is totaling at ($180,000 USD) and it shall be paid back to you with an Intercontinental Bank Nig Plc Automated Prepaid Debit card which is already preloaded with the money. All you need to do is, forward your full name, delivery address and telephone number to:

Intercontinental bank Nig Plc,

Contact Person: Mr. Desmond Ubani

Email: inter.bank@postafiok.hu

Telephone Number: 234-80990-43711

Upon hearing from you, they will activate your card and ship it to you. At the shipping cost of $ 150 dollars only .You're advised to halt any further communication with anyone promising you any fund from anywhere as further investigation is still in progress.

Best regards,

Shawn Dixon

Interpol

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