419 scam: "Santander Bank UK" <iinfo.info@santanderlondon.co.uk> Reply: 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:
- "necessary legal documents" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- ",500,000" (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)
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.
- dr.lucas_willmon@lycos.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Santander Bank UK" <iinfo.info@santanderlondon.co.uk>
Reply-To: dr.lucas_willmon@lycos.co.uk
Date: Sat, 09 Jan 2016 03:11:00 -0500
Subject: Reply: Notification

Dr. Lucas Willmon
Operations/Regional Manager
Santander Bank Plc,
47-48 Piccadilly
PICCADILLY
W1J0DT
London United Kingdom

=

Hello friend,
=

I am Dr. Lucas Willmon, from Harlesden North West London, Head of Accountin=
g Audit Department and formal senior programmer manager at Deutsche bank, h=
ere in England (Santander Bank Plc). I also worked for the Newest Ministers=
Bank Plc.
=

I am writing you about a business proposal that will be of an immense bene=
fit to both of us. In my department, as the only Operations/Regional Manage=
r Branch Manager Santander Bank Plc. I discovered a Sum of (=A321,500,000,0=
0) British Pounds
(Twenty one million Five Hundred Thousand British Pounds) in an account th=
at Belongs to one of our foreign customers
(Late David McDowell Brown) an American citizen of Arlington Virginia, who=
unfortunately lost his life on First February 2003 through the southern Un=
ited States space shuttle Columbia, He died a single man.
=

The choice of contacting you is aroused from the geographical nature of whe=
re you live, particularly due to the sensitivity of this transaction and th=
e concealment here-in. Our bank has been waiting for any of the relatives t=
o come-up for the claim but nobody has done that and i personally have been=
unsuccessful in locating the relatives, I now seek your consent to present=
you as the next of kin (WILL BENEFICIARY) to the deceased so that the proc=
eeds of this account valued at (=A321,500,000,00) British Pounds can be pai=
d to you. =

=

Nevertheless, this will be disbursed or shared in these percentages, 50% to=
me and 40% to you while 10% is for any expenses incurred during the transa=
ction. I have secured all necessary legal documents that can be used to bac=
k up this claim we are making.
All i need is to fill in your name(s) to the documents and legalize it in =
the court here to prove you as the legitimate beneficiary.
I require your honest Co-operation, Confidentiality and Trust to enable us=
see this transaction through and i also guarantee you that this will be ex=
ecuted under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach=
of the law if you will stand as inheritor of this claim, i shall process t=
he claim in your name. I only require you send your valid identification de=
tails and i will authenticate the claim in your name.
=

Please provide me the following below, as we have 7 days to run it through.=
This is very URGENT.
=

1. Full Name:
2. Direct Mobile Number: =

3. Contact Address:
4. Occupation:
5. Age:
6. Gender:
7. Nationality:
=

Best Regards,
Dr. Lucas Willmon
=

Get back to me only on this email id to enable me elaborate more. =

(dr.lucas_willmon@lycos.co.uk)

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