419 scam: "Nelson Umeh" <nelsonumehgregory@gmail.com> To the attention of the receiver: Re: BEQUEST NOTIFICATION

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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 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)
- ",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)
- "high court" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
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.
- nelsonumehgreg@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Nelson Umeh" <nelsonumehgregory@gmail.com>
Reply-To: nelsonumehgreg@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 18 Feb 2015 15:44:27 +0900
Subject: To the attention of the receiver: Re: BEQUEST NOTIFICATION

Re: BEQUEST NOTIFICATION

On behalf of the Trustees and Executor of the estate of Late Mr. Jimi
Heselden, I once again try to notify you as my earlier letter to you
returned undelivered. I hereby attempt to reach you again by this same
email address on the WILL.

I wish to notify you that Late Mr. Jimi Heselden made you a Beneficiary to
his WILL. He left the sum of $26,000,000 (Twenty Six Million United States
Dollars) to you in the codicil and last testament to his WILL. This may
sound strange and unbelievable to you, but it is real and true. I
recommend you to visit the below websites:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimi_Heselden
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leeds-11416654 Being a widely
traveled man, he must have been in contact with you in the past or simply
you were recommended to him by one of his numerous friends abroad who
wished you good.

Mr. Jimi Heselden until his death was the founder of Hesco Bastion Ltd and
Director of Segway Inc, England. He had a very good heart and was a
philanthropist. His great philanthropy earned him numerous awards during
his life time such as Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE).

Late Mr. Jimi Heselden died on the 26th of September 2010, at the age of
62 years, and his WILL is now ready for execution. According to him this
money is to support your humanitarian activities and to help the poor and
the needy in your society. Please if I reach you this time as I am hoping,
endeavor to get back to me as soon as possible to enable me conclude my
job.

I hope to hear from you in no distant time.

Sincerely Yours,
Nelson Umeh
Senior Clerk of High Court
Email: nelsonumehgreg@gmail.com

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