419 scam: Fedrickson Josephson <fedricksonjosephson1@gmail.com> Important Information

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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.
- fedricksonjosephson@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Fedrickson Josephson <fedricksonjosephson1@gmail.com>
Reply-To: fedricksonjosephson@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 10 Sep 2015 09:35:01 +0800
Subject: Important Information

Fedrickson Josephson
Equity Research Analyst
UBS Investment bank
United Kingdom | Banking

Hello,

My name is Fedrickson Josephson 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 I
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 £25 Million British Pounds Sterling} in the bank account that belongs to
a mexican 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, 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 £25 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 without 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
address: fedricksonjosephson@gmail.com
so we commence this transaction immediately.

Best regards,
Fedrickson Josephson

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