419 scam: "Dean Watford"<deanwatford@hotmail.com> Good morning to you, I have a very lucrative business at your doorstep,very urg

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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:
- "here in united kingdom" (this email uses bad English)
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.
- deanwatford001@yahoo.dk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Dean Watford" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <deanwatford001@yahoo.dk>
Date: Tue, 9 Apr 2013 23:24:38 -0000
Subject: Good morning to you, I have a very lucrative business at your doorstep,very urgent

Good morning to you,

With great thanks to you for your time, I apologize for coming into your privacy without seeking for your approval. I chose this medium (Internet) despite the fact that it has been greatly abused by some offhand people, but I think internet still remains the easiest and fastest means of communication as far businesses are concern. Le me go straight to the vocal point of getting in touch with you, my name is Dean Watford, currently working with one of the leading banks here in United Kingdom. I want to present a very lucrative business opportunity to you, free of any encumbrances for whatsoever. However, I have client in the name of Mr.
Albert Jack Stanley, the former KBR Inc. Chief Executive Officer (CEO), who is currently serving jail term as a result of bribe scandals in obtaining contracts through the back doors.

It is very necessary you visit the news link below to confirm the full
chronicles of the occurrences

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/24/business/ex-kbr-chief-gets-30-month-sentence-in-bribery-case.html?_r=0

Thank you for reading the news link.

Being his close friend in the bank, and also prior to his arrest, he told me that as soon as the judge presiding over his case conceded the final judgment to convict him, that I should seek for a foreigner who would take possession of the funds in his account with our bank before any body could trace it to avoid been confiscated. As a result, I am doing exactly what he had instructed me to do by making contact with you to come forward and take full possession of his fund valued Seven Million, Five Hundred Thousand Pounds (7.5MGBP) with our bank. This is very simple, as soon as I get your consent to participate in this project, I am going to give you
his online username and password to access the availability of funds online, and after which we must sign a Memorandum of understanding before you can start making transfer online to your own personal bank account anywhere around the globe.

Please get back to me with the following,

Your full name, telephone & fax number.

Send them to my email deanwatford001@yahoo.dk so that we can proceed.

Best regards,
Dean Watford.

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