419 scam: From Dr Terry Anderson <drterryanderubs1@deyiwooods.com> From Dr Terry Anderson

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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)
- "greater london" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "transferred into your bank account" (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)
- "million pounds" (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.

Fraud email example:

From: From Dr Terry Anderson <drterryanderubs1@deyiwooods.com>
Reply-To: dr_terryanderson@hotmail.com
Date: Tue, 4 Jun 2013 19:18:38 GMT
Subject: From Dr Terry Anderson

>From Dr.Terry Anderson
Brondesbury,North West
London England

Dear Friend.

I am Dr.Terry Anderson from Brondesbury,North West London, here in England. I work for UBS INVESTMENT Bank London branch. I am writing you from my office that will be of an immense benefit for both of us. In my department, being a member of the Group Executive Com-mittee and Chief Risk Officer (Greater London Regional Office), I discovered an abandoned sum of £15 Million Great British Pounds Sterling (Fifteen Million Great British Pounds) in an account that belongs to one of our foreign customers Late Mr. Steve Allen who unfortunately lost his life in a car accident including his wife and only daughter.

The choice of contacting you is aroused from the geographical nature of where you live, particularly due to the sensitivity of this transaction. The Bank officials have been waiting for any of the relatives to come-up for this claim but nobody has done that. I personally have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for 4 years now, I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin /Will Beneficiary to the deceased of this fund so that the proceeds of this account valued at £15 Million Pounds will be transferred into your bank account as the next of kin to Late Mr. Steve Allen.

This will be disbursed or shared in these percentages, 60% for me and 40% to you. I have sec

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