419 scam: "Mr.Stephen Hester" <hester1_000@libero.it> Good Morning.

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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "million 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)
- ",000,000" (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)
- "your urgent reply" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
- "dormant account" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
- "mr.hrbs100@ymail.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 free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- mr.hester_rbs1@yahoo.com.hk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr.Stephen Hester" <hester1_000@libero.it>
Date: Tue, 9 Oct 2012 15:40:43 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: Good Morning.

From Mr. Stephen Hester.
36 St Andrew Square
Edinburgh, Scotland
EH2 2YB
United Kingdom

I am Mr. Stephen Hester, the Group Chief Executive of Royal Bank of Scotland.
I personally discovered a dormant account with a total sum of $68,000,000.00
[SIXTY EIGHT MILLION DOLLARS] during our Bank's Annual Year Account Auditing.
Since the death of the deceased, nobody has operated in this account till date.
I mean NO BODY! Moreover, this account has NO BENEFICIARY attached to it.
Definitely, our BANKING CODE OF ETHICS will confiscate this fund if it remains
dormant for a period of [7] year without no claims. In this regard, I earnestly
need your full cooperation in transferring this money out of our bank to avoid
our bank confiscating this fund.

HOW THE TRANSACTION CAN BE HANDLED: As the Group Chief Executive of our bank,
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.
the most importantly, ACT AS THE ORIGINAL BENEFICIARY OF THE FUNDS AND RECEIVE
THE FUNDS INTO A BUSINESS/PRIVATE BANK ACCOUNT.

Should you be interested to work with me in this project, I can make you his
legal beneficiary of the money he deposited in our bank which will enable our
bank to release the fund to you. Once the money is released to you, I will
immediately come down with my family to meet you for sharing. Our sharing ratio
will be 40% for you and 60% for me. Kindly view my identification link below
and also contact me through my private email: {mr.hrbs100@ymail.com}

http://www.rbs.com/about-rbs/g1/our-board.ashx
(Reply Back: mr.hester_rbs1@yahoo.com.hk
Kindly get back to me only if you are interested to work with me for more
information and Guideline at mr.hester_rbs1@yahoo.com.hk.
I AWAIT YOUR URGENT REPLY.

Best Regards
Mr. Stephen Hester
Group Chief Executive
Royal Bank of Scotland.

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