419 scam: "Mrs. Beatrice Hills"<david@kawagoe-sports.com> BUSINESS FINANCING LOAN?

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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:
- "loan@firstcommercialbnkltd.uk.ht" (This email address looks like addresses used in fake loan scams. Be suspicious of any lender who uses a free webmail address or who is based in different country from yourself.)
- "loan@firstcommercialbnkltd.uk.ht" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
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.
- +447024048471 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs. Beatrice Hills" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <loan@firstcommercialbnkltd.uk.ht>
Date: Sun, 9 Mar 2014 18:41:55 -0700
Subject: BUSINESS FINANCING LOAN?

Greetings, I am a Chief Marketing Officer with First Commercial Bank Limited London. Our bank is providing funding to businessmen and women. We offer flexible financial packages for various projects while avoiding unnecessary bureaucracy. We have the ability to provide funds to the tune of US$500 million and above per transaction depending on the project. We are currently providing financing for: * Business Start-ups * Business Acquisition * Business Expansion * Commercial Real Estate purchase * Contract Execution * Hospitality and Tourism * Healthcare * Automobile and General Engineering * IT and Telecommunication * Transportation, etc Send a detailed business proposal to our banks' loan and finance department with the details below if you have need for our investment facility for further discussion. Send all proposal only to our loan and finance department with these details: FIRST COMMERCIAL BANK LIMITED, 29 WILSON STREET, THE CITY, LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM,EC2M 2SJ. EMAIL:loan@firstcommercialbnkltd.uk.ht PHONE:+447024048471 Contact Person: Mr.Greg Thompson Regards, Mrs. Beatrice Hills Chief Marketing Officer

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