419 scam: George Culmer Culmer <investconsult67@gmail.com> INVESTMENT BUSINESS PROPOSAL

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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:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "million pounds" (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 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.
- georgeculmer67@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: George Culmer Culmer <investconsult67@gmail.com>
Reply-To: georgeculmer67@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 8 Aug 2014 08:40:51 -0700
Subject: INVESTMENT BUSINESS PROPOSAL

Dear Friend,
Greetings,
Please tolerate any inconvenience this correspondence might give you
at the course of trying to know who i am, quiet unfortunate we have
not really gotten familiar to each other before but due to the need of
the proposition i intent to present to you i was compelled to go
through your profile via Internet search and i was very interest to do
this business investment plan with you. This is to officially inform
you that Mr. Ahamed Mansoor from India deposited Â£15M Great British
Pounds(Fifteen Million Pounds Sterling) here at our Bank LLOYDS
BANKING GROUP. We have verified the fund file and found out that
Mr.Ahamed Mansoor is dead over Six year ago and nobody is coming for
the fund here in our Bank as his next of kin /beneficiary of the fund.
Moreover, this account has NO BENEFICIARY attached to it. Definitely,
this fund will be confiscated by our BANKING CODE OF ETHICS if it
remains dormant for a period of [10] year without any claims. In this
regard, I earnestly need your full cooperation in transferring this
money out of our bank to avoid our bank confiscating this fund. Most
importantly, you will be required.
(1). Act as the original beneficiary of the funds.
(2). Receive the funds into a business/private bank account.
(3). At the completion of this transaction,then we will share every
expenses occurred in this transaction equal to make success in this
investment business transaction. The need to move out this money arose
when the Prime Minister said that some of the money held in dormant
accounts would be used to fund youth and community projects. And i
would invest my share in your Country.The entire plan and documents of
this transaction will be processed by a Government accredited Lawyer
which will be handled by me and the documents shall be forwarded to
you during the process. I also want to assure you that this business
is 100% free from risk. I want you to stand as his next of kin over
there in your country 50% of the fund will be for me and 40% is for
you while 10% is for any expenses may be occurred during transferring
of the fund.
Full Name:
Company Name if Any:
Full Address:
Telephone:
Copy of ID:
Occupation:
Banking Details
Direct Telephone Number:

This information will be use by the hired lawyer to secured all the
legal document & write the Application of letter to the bank on your
behalf for the approval of the said fund in your name as the original
inheritor .I would like to give you further details of the position of
the funds and what you have to do when I get your response. Please, if
you're ready to assist me in this situation kindly provide me your
personal data and your contact address to proceed Forward your Details
On: georgeculmer67@gmail.com
Regards
Mr. George Culmer
Group Financial Director
Lloyds Banking Group

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