419 scam: "SIMON AND SIMON"<admin@simon.com> INHERITANCE UPDATE

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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:
- "million 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)
- ",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)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "SIMON AND SIMON" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <patrick_wallace_law@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 15 Jul 2013 16:06:21 +0100
Subject: INHERITANCE UPDATE

SIMON AND SIMON
A LEADING INTERNATIONAL LAW FIRM
CityPoint
One Ropemaker Street
London EC2Y 9SS
United Kingdom

Dear Beneficiary

I am an energy and infrastructure lawyer with many years of experience of power, oil and gas and infrastructure work. i act on a wide range of transactions, covering projects, joint ventures, private M&A and asset acquisitions, privatisation's, commercial contracts and trading and regulatory work. He has a broad-ranging practice both in the UK and internationally,i am also the legal consultant to Bank Of Montreal London .

This is to inform you that your information's has been confirmed as the information's on the inheritance file of Bank Of Montreal late client (Name Witheld) he was senior director with the European Economic summit until his death in 3rd march 2012 ,he passed away in France after serious battle with cancer of the lungs.

You are entitled to the sum of 3,000,000 three million united states dollars and bank of Montreal is ready to transfer your funds as soon as you are ready to receive it.

Kindly Confirm Your Information's Below to enabe us confirmif you are the authentic beneficiary as more informations would be issued after confirmation

Name :?
Address :?
Identificatio:?

Patrick Wallace
Partner Simmons & Simmons
legal consultant to Bank Of Montreal London

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