419 scam: "Scam victim Beneficiary"<claimdpt002@gmail.com> SCAMMED VICTIM/ $500,000 USD BENEFICIARIES

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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:
- "mrs.beckycole@live.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
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.
- +447024081936 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: "Scam victim Beneficiary" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mrs.beckycole@live.com>
Date: Fri, 16 Mar 2012 21:20:35 +0100
Subject: SCAMMED VICTIM/ $500,000 USD BENEFICIARIES

Greetings To You ,

SCAMMED VICTIM/ $500,000 USD BENEFICIARIES
REF/PAYMENTS CODEcode: ECB/06654 $500,000
USD.

On behalf of the Obama's Foundation and
UNITED NATIONS, we wish to notify you as a
beneficiary of $500,000 USD in compensation
of scam victims.

This is to bring to your notice that we are
delegated from the Obama's Foundation and
UNITED NATIONS in Central Bank to pay 150
victims of scam $500,000 USD (five Hundred
Thousand Dollars) each. You are listed and
approved for this payment as one of the
scammed victims to be paid this amount.

According to the number of applicants at
hand, 114 Beneficiaries has been paid, over
a half of the victims are from the United
States, we still have a pending of 36
compensations left to be paid. Your
particulars was mentioned by one of the
Syndicates who was arrested as one of their
victims of the operations.You are hereby
warned not to communicate or duplicate this
message to him for any reason what so ever
as the U.S. secret service is already on
trace of the other criminals. So keep it
secret till they are all apprehended. Other
victims who have not been contacted can
submit their application as well for
scrutiny and possible consideration.

Do contact HSBC INTERNATIONAL BANK, United
Kingdom Branch for verification and release
of your $500,000 USD that we have deposited
with the HSBC BANK,UK.

You will transfer the funds into your
nominated account on-line as the HSBC
BANK,UK will provide the necessary
information to you. Please if you are
willing to accept the funds, do contact the
Managing Director of the HSBC BANK,UK with
the following details:

Your Full Names:
Occupation:
Sex:
Age:
country:

Managing Director Of HSBC BANK UK,
Name:Mrs. Becky Cole
Private Email:mrs.beckycole@live.com
Tel Number: (+44) 7024081936
Yours Faithfully
Mr Kenneth Otis
Coordinator.

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