419 scam: "Jim cruze"<jimcruze1@gmail.com> Financial Services Authority,Royal Bank of Scotland Group.

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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.
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:
- "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)
This email message is a next of kin scam.
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.
- +447035919549 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
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.
- jimcruze101@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Jim cruze" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <jimcruze101@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 18 Oct 2012 00:31:15 +0100
Subject: Financial Services Authority,Royal Bank of Scotland Group.

I work with a Corporate Financial Service Provider in UK. We had a customer David
Leslie who deposited sum of seventeen million and nine hundred thousand
United States dollars (usd $17.9m) with us and eventually died in an air
crash (Cessna 500 Citation I) on the 30th of March 2008 in London, England
without any reference to a next of kin.

(View website) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Leslie_(racing_driver) In
accordance with the UK Trust and Federal Laws, at the expiration of 6 (six)
years, his investments with our Financial Trust shall revert to ownership of
the government of the country of the said investments if nobody applies as
the next of kin to claim the investments. I want to present you to stand in
as the next of kin so that you and I can benefit from this investment
equally.

I guarantee that this will be executed under legitimate arrangement and I
will also arrange the necessary documents that will protect us from any
breach of the law. If you AGREE with my condition, l will advise you on what
to do immediately and the transfer will commence without delay as I will
proceed to fix your name on the Payment schedule instantly.

MY CONDITIONS 1. The sum of USD$17.9Million only will be transferred into
your nominated account by telegraphic Transfer (T/T), confirm-able in 7
working days after you have confirmed the transfer of the funds into your
account, 40% out of the whole sum will be for you, while 60% will be for me.

2. This deal must be kept secret forever, and all correspondence will be
strictly by email / telephone, for security Purposes.

get back to me on my private email address: jimcruze101@gmail.com
My Phone number +447035919549

With friendly greeting,

Jim cruze.

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