419 scam: "Bruce Hemphill"<bh.oldmutual@gmail.com> From Bruce

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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.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "transferred into your bank account" (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)
- "hundred thousand united states dollars" (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)
- ",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)
- "00,000.00" (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)
- "30% for you " (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)
- "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal trying to scam you - arrests of online criminals are rare)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Bruce Hemphill" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <oldmutual@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Sun, 6 Nov 2016 06:25:44 -0800
Subject: From Bruce

Hi

My name is Bruce Hemphill the new chief executive officer Old Mutual Plc, I need your assistance and support to transfer the sum of Twenty One Million, Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars only (US$21, 500.000.00) out of the Old Mutual Plc, to your bank account in your Country. You will be rewarded with 30% of the total amount for your support and I would like to know your capacity of handling the project.

This is an abandoned amount that belongs to a late bank customer, the late Diepreye Alamieyeseigha, a former late Governor Bayelsa state who died in 10th Oct. 2015. This fund was left unclaimed in a bank account without a beneficiary/next of kin.

For details, please visit this website: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diepreye_Alamieyeseigha

I need you to stand as the beneficiary/next of kin of the above-mentioned amount so that I will use my office and do the internal documentation with your particulars to enable the Old Mutual Plc, transfer the $21,500,000.00 to you.

The processing of the transaction will take up to 10 days for a successful completion of the fund transfer to your bank account. Immediately the money transferred into your bank account, I will come over to meet you in your country, for sharing of the money as agreed, 30% for you while 70% for me.

I assure you this transaction is 100% risk free, all the documents shall be obtained from the proper offices.

I look forward to receiving your reply now to enable me, guide you on what to do for successful and smooth transfer of the fund to your bank account nominated.

Yours truly

Bruce Hemphill
Group Chief Executive, Old Mutual Plc.

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