419 scam: Dr Stephen Duke <intercontinentalbankplc0101@googlemail.com> Dormant account...

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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:
- "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 next of kin scam.
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.
- info.step507@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Dr Stephen Duke <intercontinentalbankplc0101@googlemail.com>
Reply-To: info.step507@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 19 Feb 2014 12:54:26 -0800
Subject: Dormant account...

MEMO:
BANK OF SCOTLAND.

URGENT NEED.

I want you to assist in a business venture involving £35.700,000.000
Thirty Five million seven hundred thousand Pounds from a deceased
customer who share the same last name with you(BANK OF SCOTLAND,
LONDON) I am seeking for a reliable person who will be capable to
provide either an existing bank account or set up a new or empty Bank
account immediately to receive this fund.

I am Dr Stephen Duke, Chief Executive of Corporate (BANK OF
SCOTLAND,LONDON).An accountant and bank manager, During the course of
our auditing I discovered a floating fund in domiciliary account
opened in the bank in 1997 and since 2005 nobody has operated on this
account, After going though some old files, i discovered that the
owner of the account who is a foreigner died without any traceable
next of kin hence the dormant nature of the account and if I do not
remit this money out urgently it will be re- channeled into the bank's
reserve.

You will be given 15% of the total amount, 80% will be for me,while 5%
will be for expenses both parties might have incurred during the
process of this transaction. I look forward to your earliest reply.

Note:Am contacting you through my personal email box for security
reasons, Kindly contact me on my personal email if you are
interested{info.step507@yahoo.com}

Dr Stephen Duke

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