419 scam: "Dr. Aldous Morley" <dr.aldousmorley@yahoo.com> From Dr. Aldous Morley

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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)
- "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)
- "hundred thousand great british 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)
- "dr.aldousmorley@live.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
This email message is a next of kin scam.
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.
- +447035902739 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: "Dr. Aldous Morley" <dr.aldousmorley@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: dr.aldousmorley@live.com
Date: Tue, 03 Dec 2013 03:13:43 +0900
Subject: From Dr. Aldous Morley

From Dr. Aldous Morley
Chairman Chief Executive
UBS Investment Bank London.
Mob: +447-035-902-739.

Dear Friend,

Can you be trusted? I am Dr. Aldous Morley From Harlesden, North West
London, here in England. I work with UBS Investment Bank London. I am
writing you from my office that will be of an immense benefit for both
of us. In my department, being the Chairman Chief Executive, I
discovered an abandoned sum of Â£15.4 Million Great British Pounds
Sterling (Fifteen Million Four Hundred Thousand Great British Pounds) in
an account that belongs to one of our foreign customers Late Mr.Stephen
Richard who unfortunate loss his life in an accident.

The choice of contacting you is aroused from the geographical nature of
where you live, particularly due to the sensitivity of these
transaction, the Bank officials has been waiting for any of the
relatives to come-up for the claim but nobody has done that. I
personally have been unsuccessful in locating any of the relatives for
over five (5) years now, I seek your consent to present you as the next
of kin/Will Beneficiary to the deceased so that the proceeds of this
account valued at Â£15.4 Million Pounds will be transferred to your Bank
account as the next of kin to Late Mr.Stephan Richard

This will be disbursed or shared in these percentages, 60% for me and
40% for you. All I need is to upload your details in our Banking
database system as the next of kin to Late Mr.Stephen Richard. All I
require now is your honest Cooperation, Confidentiality and Trust to
enable us see this transaction through. Please you have to keep this
transaction 100% secret because of my position here in my Bank.

I got your contact from your country international business information;
I decided to contact you hoping that you will find this deal
interesting. Please on your confirmation of this message and indicate
your interest I will furnish you with more information. Endeavor to let
me know your decision as soon as possible. I will like to invest part of
my own share 60% in your country.

Provide me the following information as we have 7 working days to
conclude this transaction it's very urgent please.
On your interest to carry out this transaction with me you can contact
me through my private E-mail below for further proceed;

1. Your Full Name
2. Your Residential Address
3. Your Direct Mobile Number
4. Your Fax Number
5. Your AGE.

Best Regards,
Dr. Aldous Morley
Chairman Chief Executive
UBS Investment Bank London.
Mob: +447-035-902-739.
dr.aldousmorley@live.com.

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