419 scam: "Sinclair Gilmore"<info@tuanz.org.nz> Greetings

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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:
- "greater london" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- ",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 next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "Sinclair Gilmore" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <sinclairgilmore04@outlook.com>
Date: Wed, 1 Mar 2017 01:46:37 +0800
Subject: Greetings

Dear Sir

I am Sinclair Gilmore from Brondesbury, North West London; I work for FIDELITY INVESTMENT Bank London branch. "I am writing to you from my office with an opportunity that will benefit us both immensely" In my department, being a member of the Group Executive Committee and Chief Risk Officer (Greater London Regional Office), I discovered an abandoned sum of ¡ê65,000,000.00 Million Great British Pounds Sterling (Sixty Five Million Great British Pounds) in an account that belongs to one of our foreign customers Late Mr. Hallgeir Staven.

All I require now is your honest Co-operation, Confidentiality and Trust to enable us sees this transaction through. I guarantee you that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law. Please provide me the following if you are interested: as we have few days to run it through this is very URGENT PLEASE.

1. Full Name.
2 Your Direct Mobile Number
3. You're Contact Address
4. Date of Birth.
5. Bank Account Details

Best Regards

Sinclair Gilmore

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