419 scam: "Mr. Simon Heaton" <heaton_files@yahoo.co.uk> PRIVATE & VERY SAFE

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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:
- "million british 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)
- "top secret" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Simon Heaton" <heaton_files@yahoo.co.uk>
Reply-To: heaton65smn@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Thu, 05 Apr 2012 18:22:12 -0500
Subject: PRIVATE & VERY SAFE

INVESTMENT MANAGER
PRIVATE & VERY SAFE
1 Lime Street,
London EC3M 6,
UNITED KINGDOM.

This is by virtue of it's nature as being utterly confidential. I am sure and
have confidence of your ability and reliability to prosecute a transaction of
this great magnitude.

I urge you to treat this Letter very serious, I am Mr. Simon Heaton, presently
working with Lloyds TsB Bank as the Investment Consultant, I sincerely
seek for
a reliable assistance partner whom is willing for investment and management
percentage rate sharing in profitable business transaction.

I will be happy to work this deal out with you if you have a corporate or
personal Bank Account and if you are capable to keep TOP SECRET. I need strong
Assurance that you will never let me down, if I transfer this money to your
account and then you will disappear into the tin air.

I have every possibility for the accumulated proceed to be paid in
your favor if
you can handle the asset for investment in your country,the sum of
Â£32,000.000.00 (Thirty Two Million British Pounds Sterling) is
involved, all our
client account details and file are in my possession and that makes it
easy for
me to include your name as the beneficiary of the fund in all necessary
documents involving the money we wish to transfer out from our bank we will
write an agreement for sharing in your country once the funds is transferred
into your account.

Our sharing ratio should be 60-40 If you are willing and capable to
handle this
investment funds with me in full confidence & trust, please do not hesitate to
Reply me back.

I look forward hearing from you.

Warmest Regards.
Mr. Simon Heaton.

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