419 scam: "Mr. Simon Heaton" <smh16smh@yahoo.co.uk> NEED YOUR INFLUENCE FOR A PARTNERSHIP

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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)
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" <smh16smh@yahoo.co.uk>
Reply-To: heaton65smn@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Sun, 13 May 2012 23:23:09 -0500
Subject: NEED YOUR INFLUENCE FOR A PARTNERSHIP

Old BroadStreet
33 Old BroadStreet
EC2N 1HZ.
United Kingdom.

Dear,

I apologize to explain to you in details, your contact was obtained
after series
of search for a reliable foreign investment partner with whom to jointly
establish an investment outfit with by entrusting Huge investable capital to.
Thus I hereby solicit for an honorable partnership with you.

Thus I am a banker working as an investment consultant with Lloyd's TSB Bank,
one of the Top Banks here, their is one of our Client who his account has been
dormant with a total sum of Â£25,000.000.00 GBP (Twenty Five Million
British Pounds)

I need a foreign partner to entrust huge amount of investment fund to
for proper
investment and management purposes. Therefore I want to know if you would be
interested in forming investment partnership with me.

Definitely, this fund will be confiscated by our BANKING CODE OF ETHICS if it
remains dormant for a period of 10 years without any claims.

In this regard, I earnestly need your full cooperation in transferring this
dormant fund out of our bank to avoid confiscating this fund. I will split the
transfer into two 2 stages for easy and smooth transfer.

Upon a successful transfer without any disappointment from your side. I will
then fly to meet you in your home destination for sharing, there after we
jointly transfer the remaining balance.

If you are willing to cooperate in this project, Contact me for more details.

Yours truly,

Mr. Simon Heaton.

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