419 scam: "MR ROBIN TAYLOR"<mrrobintaylor@gmx.com> This might interest you.

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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:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "contact me immediately" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
- "utmost confidentiality" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
- "foreign remittance department" (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 next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "MR ROBIN TAYLOR" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mrrobintaylor@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Wed, 31 Oct 2012 13:02:13 -0700
Subject: This might interest you.

Dear Friend,

I am a professional banker from united Nations and currently holding the post of Manager of bill and exchange at the foreign remittance department of National bank of Egypt(UK). I have the opportunity of transferring the abandon funds ($25 Million USD) of one of my banks client who died along with his entire family on 6th December 2003 in a plane crash. View the website below:

http://newswww.bbc.net.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/oxfordshire/4537663.stm

Since we got information about his death, we have been expecting his next of kin to come over and claim his money because we cannot release it unless somebody applies for as next of kin or relation to the deceased as indicated in our banking guidelines but unfortunately we learnt that all his supposed next of kin or relation died alongside with him at the plane crash leaving nobody behind for the claim.

The Banking law and guideline here stipulates that if such money remained unclaimed after Eight to Nine years an above, the money will be transferred into the Bank treasury as unclaimed fund. I agree that 40% of this money will be for you as foreign partner in respect to the provision of a foreign account, and while 60% would be for me. Kindly forward your contact information if you deem yourself interested on this transaction, apply first to the bank as relations or next of kin of the deceased by forwarding your details

Name,
Contact Address,
Age and date of Birth,
Profession,
Nationality,
Bank name,
Account number,
Private telephone and fax number.

For easy and effective communication and location where the money will be remitted. I will not fail to bring to your notice that this transaction is hitch free and you should no entertain any atom of fear as all required arrangements have been made for the transfer. Please treat this business with utmost confidentiality and you should contact me immediately as soon as you receive this letter.

I am waiting to hear from you urgently.

yours faithfully,
Mr Robin Taylor.

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