419 scam: Mr Gray Brown <deptofscamsettlement@live.com> FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF DEPT AND SCAM SETTLEMENT LONDON(UK)

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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:

The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "hundred thousand united states dollars" (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)
- "00,000.00" (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)
- "deptofscamsettlement@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.

Fraud email example:

From: Mr Gray Brown <deptofscamsettlement@live.com>
Date: Mon, 16 Jul 2012 18:12:31 +0000
Subject: FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF DEPT AND SCAM SETTLEMENT LONDON(UK)

OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR
DEPARTMENT OF DEPT AND SCAM SETTLEMENT,
E-40 BROWN STREET LONDON,UNITED KINGDOM.

Dear beneficiary

We are from the department of dept and scam settlement we have been directed by the UNITED KINGDOM GOVERNMENT to contact you concerning SETTLEMENT OF DEPT AND SCAM VICTIMS.

We are very sorry for our late response to you concerning this issue.

On this note we have made investigations and found out you were involved in a scam and you lost the sum of $7.500,000.00(Seven Million Five hundred thousand united states dollars)

After meeting held yesterday by delegates from the United Kingdom,Africa(united nation),Asia,Europe and the united states of America. The British prime Minister(Mr.David Cameron) has ordered us to contact you for you to forward to us details for verifications and after verification we will transfer to you the sum of $7.500,000.00 (Seven Million Five hundred thousand united states dollars) to you immediately.

Note:You are advised to forward to us your full name,home/office address,mobile telephone number

As soon as we receive this information we will get back to you immediately.

The payment of your lost $7.500,000.00 will be released to you from our instructed payment bank as soon as you get back to us.

We sincerely apologize for our delay in contacting you over the settlement.

Please for security reasons you have been advice to our Director Mr David Cameron via his email below or phone number.

NAME:MR GARY BROWN
EMAIL:deptofscamsettlement@live.com

DEPARTMENT OF DEPT AND SCAM SETTLEMENT,
E-40 BROWN STREET LONDON,UNITED KINGDOM

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