419 scam: Julie Heselden <been@webadmin365.onmicrosoft.com> =?utf-8?q?DONATION_OF_=C2=A3500=2C000=2E00_TO

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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:
- "good day friend" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
- "00,000.00" (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.
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.
- sirsheelsharma@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Julie Heselden <been@webadmin365.onmicrosoft.com>
Reply-To: <sirsheelsharma@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 25 Nov 2013 12:30:38 +0530
Subject: =?utf-8?q?DONATION_OF_=C2=A3500=2C000=2E00_TO_YOU=3F?=

Mrs Julie Heselden
Leeds, West Yorkshire LS9 0NP,
United Kingdom.

Good day friend,
May I crave for your indulgence to introduce myself to you. My name is Mrs Julie Heselden from Leeds, United Kingdom. You may know my last name through my late husband's popularity in the global business world. Well I am the wife of late Jimi Heselden, Jimi is a British business multimillionaire who died in a segway accident sometime in 2010.

Jimi Heselden is a known a philanthropist while alive and the family wishes to continue with his legacy. Before Jimi died he made a list of 37 persons from different parts of the world who are to receive £500,000.00GBP (Five Hundred Thousand British Pounds) donation from his wealth. He used a very unconventional but interesting method to select beneficiaries that will receive the will donation of £500,000.00GBP each. He approached Priests, Ambassadors, Security Chiefs, government diplomats and Mayors of cities asking them to nominate a beneficiary's name and that it should be kept secret from the lucky nominee.

In your case, a government diplomat from your country nominated you and his name is kept secret from you. The reason is because that is how Jimi Heselden wanted it. A bit of surprise and interesting. You will be receiving a £500,000.00 donation from Jimi Heselden's family. We do not look forward to you thanking us. We are rather thankful that you accepted our gesture.

Jimi trusted a friend in his entire lifetime and we decided to give the task of disbursement of beneficiary's bank check to Mr Sheel K. Sharma. He was the former India Ambassador to Austria. he is our trusted family friend.

A bank check of £500,000.00GBP has been signed in your favor and it is kept in the custody of Sheel K. Sharma. He is staying in a private residence in Bangalore India.

You are advised to contact Sheel K. Sharma as soon as you receive the e-mail so that he will advise the bank to process the check and pay to you . Make sure you try to assist the poor around you when you have cashed your £500,000.00 bank check.

Below is the contact detail of Mr Sheel K. Sharma:
Email: sirsheelsharma@gmail.com

Remember to include your delivery detail, such as:

Your Name:
Contact Address:
Telephone:
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God will bless you even more as you accept this token from us.

Thank you and God bless you.

Very truly yours,

Mrs Julie Heselden.
Leeds city, United Kingdom

You can find some of Jimi Heselden philanthropic work on the links below:
http://www.theguardian.com/uk/the-northerner/2012/mar/07/charitable-giving-charities-jimi-hesleden-hesco-bastion-segway

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/segway-boss-jimi-heselden-left-148576

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