419 scam: EDWARD ARTHUR <EDWARD_ARTHUR@REDIFFMAIL.COM> RE: IMPORTANT NOTICE!!!!!

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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:
- "million british 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)
- "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 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.
- edwardarthur0123@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: EDWARD ARTHUR <EDWARD_ARTHUR@REDIFFMAIL.COM>
Reply-To: edwardarthur0123@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 30 Jan 2015 07:03:15 +0800
Subject: RE: IMPORTANT NOTICE!!!!!

Edward Arthur
Equity Research Analyst
UBS Investment bank
United Kingdom | Banking

Hello,

My name is Edward Arthur Equity Research Analyst at UBS investment
bank London.I have decided to seek a confidential co-operation with
you in the execution of the deal described here-under for our both
mutual benefit and 1 hope you will keep it a top secret because of the
nature of the transaction, During the course of our bank year
auditing, I discovered an unclaimed/abandoned fund, sum total of {GBP
£15 Million British Pounds Sterling} in the bank account that belongs
to a Mexican businessman (Late Mr. Hock Miller) Who unfortunately lost
his life and entire family in a plane crash. Now our bank has been
waiting for any of the relatives to come-up for the claim but nobody
has done that. I personally has been unsuccessful in locating any of
the relatives for several years now, I sincerely seek your consent to
present you as the next of kin / Will Beneficiary to the deceased so
that the proceeds of this account valued at {GBP £15 Million British
Pounds Sterling} can be paid to you, which we will share in these
percentages ratio, 65% to me and 35% to you. All I request is your
utmost sincere co-operation; trust and maximum confidentiality to
achieve this project successfully. I have carefully mapped out the
moralities for execution of this transaction under a legitimate
arrangement to protect you from any breach of the law both in your
country and here in England when the fund is being transferred to your
bank account. I will have to provide all the relevant document that
will be requested from UBS to indicate that you are the rightful
beneficiary of this legacy and UBS bank will release the fund to you
with any further delay, upon your consideration and acceptance of this
offer, please send me the following information as stated below so we
can proceed and get this fund transferred to your designated bank
account immediately.

-Your Full Name:
-Your Contact Address:
-Your direct Mobile telephone Number:
-Your Date of Birth:
-Your occupation:

I await your swift response and re-assurance through my private
email:(edwardarthur0123@gmail.com) so we commence this transaction
immediately.

Best regards,
Edward Arthur

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