419 scam: "REVENUE & CUSTOMS"<suzan@live.com> RE:PAYMENT APPROVED

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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:
- "inheritance funds" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- ",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)
- "here in united kingdom" (this email uses bad English)
- "inland revenue" (Tax offices mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. Even after you pay their fake tax demands you will still not receive the non-existent funds you have been promised. )
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "REVENUE & CUSTOMS" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <rosemaryparlour@yahoo.com.au>
Date: Thu, 1 Nov 2012 18:27:12 -0700
Subject: RE:PAYMENT APPROVED

From: Chief Executive and Permanent Secretary
HM Revenue & Customs - 100 Parliament Street
London, SW1A 2BQ. United Kingdom
Department: Audit and Risk Committee Team

Message: Sole Beneficiary
File Code: RC/8366-32

This message is to intimate you of a very important information which will be of great help to redeem you from all the difficulties experienced in securing your fund payment due to inappropriate documentation of your case file presently forwarded to our department for correction. I am Ms. Lin Homer, the Chief Executive and Permanent Secretary of the HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) in United Kingdom. Following the recent email concerning the issues delaying the payment of your awarded fund here in United Kingdom, we have reviewed several cases including your records and have approved to release most unpaid funds which includes contract/inheritance funds, Gambling/Lottery awarded funds (sponsored by multinational companies) and other international suspended/withheld funds yet to be paid to its beneficiary's foreign account.

In view of the above, we have immensely sorted out issues with the regional financial units in charge of your transaction and our extensive investigation confirmed that you are the original beneficiary shortlisted to receive an unpaid sum of $15,000,000.00 USD which is presently approved for payment pending your acknowledgment. According to the information received, those representing you have failed to credit your funds into your international bank account and any correspondence in regards to your claim sent to them again, we will not be able to help nor advice you outside our jurisdiction and dispensation of power and duty. Further to this development, we request that you forward a copy of your identification card within 7 working days from the receipt of this letter.

This review is being undertaken to ensure that we confirm to the latest regulatory requirement of the Inland Revenue Services (IRS) before you are issued a W-8BEN FORM APPLICATION FOR PAYMENT. If an up to date completed W-8BEN FORM together with a scanned copy of your identification card is not received within 7days, you will be enlisted as undocumented and your case will be suspended until further notice.

For more information, kindly forward all inquires and requirements to us for confirmation.

Yours Sincerely,
Ms. Rosemary Parlour.
(Chief Executive Officer).
HM Revenue & Customs.

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