419 scam: "Dave Hester"<davehester399@gmail.com> Contact us as quickly as you receive this mail..

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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:
- ",000,000" (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)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- +442033897367

Fraud email example:

From: "Dave Hester" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <gov.bog1@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 22 Feb 2017 14:03:48 -0800
Subject: Contact us as quickly as you receive this mail..

RE: SWIFT TRANSFER OF US$1,000,000.00 INTEREST PAYMENT.

I am Mr. Dave Hester, the Int'l Remittance Director of AIB Group Plc London, E14 5NR, United Kingdom.

Sometime ago, in our bank your money was brought to our bank from WEST AFRICAN FOREIGN PAYMENT PANEL AND AFTER SOME PERIOD, THIS MONEY WAS TAKEN BACK to their treasury. For the period of time this money was in our bank, it generated an interest of US$1,000,000.00 which we considered your long suffering by not receiving your contract payment and decide to pay you this interest funds.

Right now, we have arranged your payment through a simplified procedure so contact us as quickly as you receive this mail with the below stated information's.

1) Full Given Name
2) Full Contact Address
3) Phone / Mobile Numbers
4) Your Occupation and Position

As a matter of fact, we don't have enough time to waste since we have wasted time in contacting our respective customers, so try and comply with the necessary requirements for immediate remittance.

Expecting your immediately response.

Regards,

Mr. Dave Hester
Int'l Remittance Director
AIB Group Plc
London, E14 5NR, UK
Tel: +44 20 3389 7367

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