419 scam: "Luis Leonards" <luis.leonards@bestfinancecenter.biz> Reliable Business Associate Needed

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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:

The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "to your nominated bank account" (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)
- ",000,000" (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)
- "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)
- "confidential business" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a 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.
- +447087624651 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
- 447924511682

Fraud email example:

From: "Luis Leonards" <luis.leonards@bestfinancecenter.biz>
Date: Wed, 12 Mar 2014 17:28:05 +0000
Subject: Reliable Business Associate Needed

Compliment of the day,

In order to transfer out the sum of (Â£29,000,000.00 GBP) Twenty Nine
Million Great British Pounds from Lloyds Banking Group Plc London, United
Kingdom. I have the courage to ask for your assistance to handle this
important and confidential business to provide either an existing bank
account or to set up a new bank account immediately to receive this money,
even an empty account can serve to receive this funds quietly.

I am Luis Leonards, MD of the above mention Firm, A fund Manager,financial
Consultants and personal confidant to Mr. Vicente Tan who died together
with his family in an Auto crash on the 1st Oct. 2010 on their way to
attend a wedding in Manchester. Mr. Vincent Tan is a Malaysian Citizen, a
physician and industrialist, he died last four years without having any
beneficiary to his assets including his account herein London which he
opened with Lloyds banking Group Plc, London in the year 2000 as his
personal savings for the purpose of expansion and development of his
company before his untimely death in 2010. The amount involved is
(Â£29,000,000.00 GBP) Twenty Nine Million Great British Pounds and no
other person knows about this account. Given the skeletal information
available to the bank, it has so far been impossible to reach any of the
relatives. The situation left for the Management of the bank is to declare
the deceased account dormant and revert the funds to trading for interest
and profit to the Bank. In order to avoid this development, I now seek your
approval to have you stand as a distant relative to Mr. Vincent Tan so that
the fund would be approved and transferred to your nominated bank account
which you shall provide to the bank.

All documents and proofs to enable you get the money will be carefully
packaged once I receive your consent on this proposal. May I assure you
that this is safe and risk-free, as I have taken care of all necessary
modalities to ensure a hitch-free movement. At the conclusion of this
business, you will be given 40% of the total amount while 60% will be for
me. You can call me directly on my mobile number +447087624651.

Yours faithfully,
Mr. Luis Leonards
Financial Consultant
Direct Mob: 44 79 2451 1682
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