419 scam: "Allen Roberts"<allenroberts654@email.com> URGENT REPLY

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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:

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:
- "please endeavor to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Allen Roberts" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <allenroberts654@mail.com>
Date: Tue, 12 May 2015 04:22:21 +0800
Subject: URGENT REPLY

Hello,

How are you doing? I hope you are in good health.

I am ALLEN ROBERTS, a financial consultant attached with a financial Centre here in the United Kingdom and I am contacting you to assist in this business transaction, I need your assistance in applying for the next of kin to my late customer's account who died of cancer after years of struggling with the disease. He was a wealthy Business man who deposited a huge amount with the financial institution. He died without a registered next of kin as he was a divorcee and had no child. So this account has an open beneficiary mandate and I have genuine reason for contacting you to stand as the next of kin to this account.

In my next response, I will give you all details as regards to the deceased and where the funds are deposited and as such, there will not be any reason for doubts besides, I will furnish you with all the necessary documentation as regards to this transaction. Please endeavor to provide me with your FULL NAME; CONTACT ADDRESS; PROFESSION; AGE and MOBILE PHONE in your reply

I urgently hope to get your response as soon as possible.

Yours Sincerely,
Mr. Allen Roberts

Anti-fraud resources:

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