419 scam: "Common Wealth Bank of London, UK" <lars-olof@samplex.se> ******YOUR FUND******

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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:
- "combnknlondon.com@yandex.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
- "combnknlondon.com@yandex.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
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.
- +447031992596 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: "Common Wealth Bank of London, UK" <lars-olof@samplex.se>
Reply-To: <combnknlondon.com@yandex.com>
Date: Fri, 10 Jul 2015 08:18:40 -0700
Subject: ******YOUR FUND******

Common Wealth Bank of London, UK
Common Wealth Limited
12 Portman Street London ,W1H 6DZ,
United Kingdom
Phone: +447031992596
Email: combnknlondon.com@yandex.com

Dear Esteemed Beneficiary,

We have received instruction from the World Bank to contact you and release your unpaid USD$10.5 Million to you as soon as possible. Meanwhile, we have finalize to release the fund to you immediately. Please kindly contact me on my private email address: ( combnknlondon.com@yandex.com )and me your full name, phone number to enable me call you to inform you how we want to release this USD$10.5 Million to you without any delays.

I am waiting for your reply.

Yours truly,

Mr. Dean Craig
Chief Accounting Officer
Controller of Common Wealth Bank of London.

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