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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:
- "huge deposit" (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)
- "dormant account" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
- 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.
- +447045747158 (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.
- nbmsolicitors2011@gmail.com (Gmail/GoogleMail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)
Fraud email example:
From: "NBM SOLICITORS UK" <scanner@localhost.com>
Reply-To: <nbmsolicitorsuk@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 18 Feb 2014 10:28:45 -0500
Subject: HELLO
NBM Solicitors
32 Rains ford Road
Chelmsford
Essex
CM1 2QG
United Kingdom
Registered no. 00061052
Email:nbmsolicitors2011@gmail.com
OUR REF/ NBM/SLCRT/ATT/LW.UK/ 00/2014
Hello,
I am sending you this email through the internet with reservations,basically because you may perceive my intentions wrongly. This issue I want to unravel to you is a very classified and sensitive one.
I am a member of an Ad hoc committee recently set up by the British treasury Board to look into growing number of dormant accounts in UK banks due to deaths of customers, with a view to finding ways of locating relatives of the dead customers. The British Government is already working with some NGO'S through the unclaimed Assets Register, to confiscate and divert unclaimed depositor's funds to help the economy.
Read this article below to get more info:
http://www.unclaimedassets.co.uk/trace_forgotten_funds.htm
This particular case involves a deceased client Engr. Mark whom has been deceased and also the circumstances surrounding huge deposits of of Seven Million, three hundred thousand Pounds sterling {7.3M GBP} made by him at the Private Banking arm of HSBC BANK London (UK).He died in testate and nominated no successor in title over the huge deposits here in London, and based on the cogent fact that he was an adopted individual who had lived all his life with foster parents.
I would respectfully request that you keep the contents of this email private and respect the integrity of the information you come by as a result of this email. I'm contacting you independently based on the cogent factor that you bear same last name and probally you are related with above mentioned deceased and of our investigation and no one is informed of this communication between you and me.
Hoping to get your swift response in interested and for more information's on the way forward.
Note: Send your response to this any of my email addresses.{nbmsolicitors2011@gmail.com}[nbmsolicitorsuk'gmail.com]
Thank you and best regards.
Oscar W Fredricks
+44-704-5747158
Partners WJ Broadhead NP Eason SJ Lacey N Maestri CR Broadhead D SeepaulNigel Broadhead Mynard is regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority Registered no. 00061052 Case tracking software provided by Conveyancing case track
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