419 scam: Tom Hart <a2@ibishot.me> From Dr. Tom Hart

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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)
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.
- dr.tom_hart@yahoo.ie (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Tom Hart <a2@ibishot.me>
Reply-To: <dr.tom_hart@yahoo.ie>
Date: Mon, 29 Feb 2016 23:56:30 +0100
Subject: From Dr. Tom Hart

>From Dr Tom Hart
Email: dr.tom_hart@yahoo.ie

Compliments of the day, I am contacting you for a joint activity beneficial to believe you will not betray me at the end. I'm Dr. Tom Hart, Assistant Manager at Santander Bank Group plc, here in the UK . During the last inspection of bank accounts and the services of our bank, I discovered a non-resident bank account that was for a long time. After a discreet investigation revealed that the owner of this account was an American Tim Neidi, multi-millionaire property mogul, who died as Hurricane Katrina washed away his house completely in August 2005. Until now, no one knows about his bank account with Santander BankGroup, and my further investigation revealed that the deceased immediate family also died in the tragedy. This account is GBP? 15 million (15 million British pounds) only.

I Contact you as a foreigner to arrange and transfer the money to your account before the next audit bank accounts. If the management of the bank is to find out that the account had been hidden behind these debts will be frozen and the money will be returned to the bank treasury as unclaimed public funds. That's why I want you to stand "Foreign Beneficiary." I need your full co-operation to make this transaction work out perfectly, because the management of the bank is ready to approve the immediate payment to whoever would be presented as the beneficiary to the money. The ideal strategy would be to implement the transfer on your behalf to the law, so that no one will suspect their claims.

>From my position and influence here, the money will be re-profiled in favor and move to a foreign bank account / s will be nominated, but the insurance from you that the money will remain safe in the custody of my coming to join you for the safety of my participation. The involvement in this transaction, you will receive 40% of the total amount. Please note this offer immediately and send me your information in the following way, your full name, contact address and your direct phone number to begin re-profiling fund to name a successor beneficiary. Feel free to call me for further discussion and advice about what is expected of you. I will rely on a sense of mystery and privacy, in order to avoid risk exposure, taking into account the sensitivity and size of the project.

I am anxiously waiting for an urgent reply so we can get started.

Sincerely,

Dr Tom Hart
Assistant Manager
Santander Bank Group plc.

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