419 scam: STEVE GRANT <stevegrant001@latinmail.com> URGENT ATTENTION NEEDED

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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.
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)
- "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)
- "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 mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- +447937448362
- +447040907680 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
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.
- stevegrant1962@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: STEVE GRANT <stevegrant001@latinmail.com>
Date: Wed, 16 Oct 2013 15:28:03 -0400
Subject: URGENT ATTENTION NEEDED

URGENT ATTENTION NEEDED

My name is Steve Grant, a banker here in United Kingdom. I would
respectfully request that you keep the contents of this mail confidential
and respect the integrity of the information you come by as a result of
this mail. I am contacting you independently of our investigation and no
one is informed of this communication. I would like to intimate you with
certain facts that I believe would be of interest to you.

In 2008, the subject matter; ref: bb/boc/bank/0019 came to our bank to
engage in business discussions with our Private Banking Services
Department. He informed us that he had a financial portfolio of $8.370
million United States Dollars, which he wished to have us turn over
(invest) on his behalf. Presently the total fund available is $10.5M. This
is the fund lodged and the interest accruable to it totaling $10.5M (ten
million five hundred thousand U.S. dollars only)

Unfortunately, since 2010, I could not understand why he had not come
forward to claim his deposit. I made futile efforts to locate him I
immediately passed the task of locating him to the internal investigations
department of the bank of china. Four days later, information started to
trickle in, apparently he was dead. A person who suited his description was
declared dead of a heart attack in Canne, South of France. We were soon
enough able to identify the body and cause of death was confirmed. The bank
immediately launched an investigation into possible surviving next of kin
to alert about the situation and also to come forward to claim his estate.

It is now my duty as his account officer to present somebody as his
next-of-kin to claim the estate/funds.

I wish to solicit your partnership so that we claim this funds and share
40% to you and 60% to me if only you are interested. I have the Deposit
Certificate which is the principal document needed to claim this funds. If
you are interested, send the information listed below:

1. Your full names:
2. Full contact address:
3. Occupation:
4. Private phone number:
5. Gender

With the above information, I will prepare an application of claim and send
to you so that you submit to my bank via the bank email address that I will
give to you and I will follow it up.

Please we need utmost confidentiality in this transaction.

NOTE: Send your reply to stevegrant1962@gmail.com

Regards.

Steve Grant
Cell Phone +447937448362
FAX: +44-704-0907-680

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