419 scam: "Dr. Bill Sidhu" <s.bill@test.com> MUTUAL BENEFIT

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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.
This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "Dr. Bill Sidhu" <s.bill@test.com>
Reply-To: bsidhu12@foxmail.com
Date: Mon, 27 Jun 2016 03:20:38 -0400
Subject: MUTUAL BENEFIT

Good Day

I am Dr. Bill Sidhu, Head of Finance, in a leading Private Banking firm in England. In October, 2010,one of my customer (foreigner) who was a consultant made a numbered time Fixed Deposit, valued at Fifty Five Million T Dollars ($55 Million), for twelve (12)calendar months in my Bank.

Upon maturity, we sent a routine notification to his forwarding address but got no reply. After a month, we sent a reminder and finally we discovered from his contract employers that he is no longer on earth. The said fund is still in my Bank and the interest is being rolled over with the principal sum at the end of each year.

Consequently, hence you are a foreigner I shall present you as the next of kin to claim the said fund and the fund will be share in the ratio of 60% for me and 40% for you.

I Look forward to your response.

Sincerely,

Dr. Bill Sidhu

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