419 scam: "Mr. David Campbell"<davecampbell@ubsbank.co.uk> Attn: UBS Proposal.

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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:
- "dormant account" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
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.
- +447053490537 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. David Campbell" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <campbell0606@yahoo.com.vn>
Date: Tue, 18 Sep 2012 04:17:53 +0100
Subject: Attn: UBS Proposal.

My Greetings to you and your family,

My Name is David Campbell. The Manager of an investment Bank in England.

We have a dormant account whose surname is same as yours, so I wonder

if you will be trustworthy and able to legitimately hold or invest the

dormant funds in with our bank.

Your name will legitimately and officially inserted to receive the

dormant/idle funds lying in the investor portfolio with our bank for

over 5 years without hitches.

Please get back to me if you are interested with your below

information :-

Surname :

Other names :

Residential address :

Age :

Nationality :

Occupation :

Marital status :

Cell phone number :

Regards,

David.

FAX + 44 705 349 0537.

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