419 scam: "HANCE BROOKS"<hancebrooks1@gmail.com> Lloyds TSB Private Banking

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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:
- "will come to you as a surprise" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "million united states dollars" (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)
- "urgent assistance" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
- "top secret" (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.
- +447024033625 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
- +447024095505 (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.
- bhance54@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "HANCE BROOKS" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <bhance54@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 29 Apr 2014 19:15:30 -0400
Subject: Lloyds TSB Private Banking

I know that this mail will come to you as a surprise, but never mind. I am Mr. Hance Brooks. the bill and exchange manager in Lloyds TSB private Banking here in London United Kindom.I hoped that you will not expose or betray this trust and confident that I am about to repose on you for the mutual benefit of our both families.

I need your urgent assistance in transferring the sum of ($10,3M) Million United States Dollars) Ten Million,Three Hundred United States Dollars immediately to your account.The money has been dormant for years in our Bank here without any body coming for it.

I want to release the money to you as the nearest person to our deceased customer (the owner of the account), who died a long with his supposed next of kin in an air crash .I don't want the money to go into our Bank treasury as anabandoned fund, so this is the reason why I contacting you, so that the money can be release to you as the nearest person to the deceased cutomer.Please I would like you to keep this proposal as a top secret and delete it if you are not interested.

Upon receipt of your reply, I will send you full details on how the business will be executed and also note that you will have 40% of the above mentioned sum if you agree to transact the business with us.
Please respond to me on (+44) 7024095505 DL or (E mail:bhance54@hotmail.com}

The Lloyds private banking division?s hours of operation: Mon ? Fri 9am to 6pm .We are 5 hrs ahead of US EST.

Thanks and Remain Bless.
Mr. Hance Brooks
TSB Private Banking
+447024033625

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