419 scam: "Dr. James Brand " <globalmaxcourier2002@gmail.com> Your Urgent Attention Is Highly Needed Thanks!

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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 us 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)
- ",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)
- "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
This email message is a next of kin scam.
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.jamesbrand201@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Dr. James Brand " <globalmaxcourier2002@gmail.com>
Reply-To: dr.jamesbrand201@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 23 Aug 2017 21:53:35 +0100
Subject: Your Urgent Attention Is Highly Needed Thanks!

From: Dr. James Brand
United Bank For Africa. (U.B.A).
Director Cash Processing Unit
Lagos Nigeria.

Greetings,

I have interest of investing in your country as well as to seek for your
services in a private and confidential matter.

I am Dr. James Brand, the Director with UNITED BANK FOR AFRICA.

On my routine inspection I discovered a dormant domiciliary account with a
Balance of ($35,000,000.00) Million US Dollars owned by one of our foreign
deceased customer, a billionaire Business Mogul Late Mr. Moises Saba Masri,
a Jew from Mexico who was a victim of a helicopter crash since 2010 which
resulting to his death and his family members.

You can see more information about Mr. Moises Saba Masri, unfortunate end
accident on the website-link below.
http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3832556,00.html

Now our bank has been waiting for any of the relatives to come forth for
the claim but nobody has done that SINCE 2010. I personally have been
unsuccessful in locating the relatives, Which the Board of Directors are
planning to share this funds among them-self.

I write to seek your assistance in transferring this fund to your country
through legal means of this fund for Investment.

I am proposing to make this transfer to a designated bank account of your
choice in your country for investment.

At the conclusion of this transaction, you will be given 40% as your own
share, 50% will be for me and 10% will be set-aside to repay back any
expenses made by you in the process of the transaction.

Please read this message carefully before responding back to me, if you
know that you cannot handle this transaction both financially and
capability; please donâ€™t border to respond back to me at the first place.

Let me know if you can handle it. Reply by email id:
dr.jamesbrand201@gmail.com

Thanks.

Regards,
Dr. James Brand.

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