419 scam: "ALBERT" <albert@HMtreasury.co.uk> Notification from HM Treasury UK.

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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:
- "inheritance funds" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "your payment is being processed" (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)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
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.
- aj812318@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "ALBERT" <albert@HMtreasury.co.uk>
Reply-To: aj812318@gmail.com
Date: Sun, 18 Oct 2015 11:41:13 +0100
Subject: Notification from HM Treasury UK.

HM Treasury
1 Horse Guards Road
London SW1A 2HQ.

Attention to : All Listed Beneficiaries

We the entire members of the Hm Treasury, on behalf of the Government of Great Britain, under the auspices of Her Royal Majesty Queen Elizabeth of England II held a meeting this week with the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund representatives concerning overdue payments (both foreign/local contractors) and some inheritance funds which were not released to the right benefactors based on the information available in Combined Online Information System (COINS). For full details about COINS, please go to:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Combined_Online_Information_System

Her Royal Majesty has just informed this office (Hm Treasury) that all listed beneficiary funds benefactors which their funds were not paid to should be released to them with immediate effect.The Government Accountancy Service (GAS) have listed your payment to us. Your new Payment Reference No.-35460021, Allocation No: 674632 and your Certificate of Merit Payment No: 103, Released Code No: 0763; Immediate Telex confirmation No: -1114433; Having received these vital payment number, therefore You are qualified now to receive d and confirm your payment within 72 hours if you follow our instructions accordingly. Please keep these above stated numbers for your personal perusal just in case that you are entitled to get the said payment. However, I wish to inform you that your payment is being processed and will be released to you as soon as you respond to this letter. Also note that from the records presented to us, your approved payment is the sum of US$5,850,000.00 (Five Million, Eight Hundred and Fifty Thousand Dollar).

You are directed to confirm your below information to my email: aj812318@gmail.com

1) Your full name:
2) Phone #:
3) Your address:
4) Occupation:
5) Sex:

As soon as these information is received, your payment will be processed and credited to a paying bank.

As a result of the on-going drive of the British Government/IMF/World Bank Debt Liquidation Team to update its books and clear overdue payments to all rightful beneficiaries / heirs, I strongly recommend that you promptly and humbly respond to this notification letter immediately.

Best Regards,
Mr. Albert James
Communication Manager.
Email: aj812318@gmail.com

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