419 scam: "JEFFREY PUMPHREY" <joanne@cerritospuestadelsol.com> THIS IS URGENT!

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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:
- "please endeavor to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "million 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)
- "with absolute secrecy" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
- "foreign remittance department" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
This email message is a next of kin scam.
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.
- +447031980585 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
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.
- jeffrey.pumphrey2020@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "JEFFREY PUMPHREY" <joanne@cerritospuestadelsol.com>
Reply-To: "JEFFREY PUMPHREY" <jeffrey.pumphrey2020@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 12 Dec 2017 12:03:40 -0800
Subject: THIS IS URGENT!

MR JEFFREY PUMPHREY
Finance Director
HSBC Holdings plc
8 Canada Square
London E14 5HQ - UK
PHONE:+44-703-198-0585

LETTER OF MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING.

I apologize if the contents in this mail are contrary to your moral ethics, which I feel may be of great disturbance to your personal life, But please treat with absolute secrecy and personal.I pray that this email reaches you in the best of health. My name is Mr Jeffrey Pumphrey. I work with the Hsbc Bank Plc. branch manager,bill and exchange of the foreign remittance department. Please I need you to get back to me concerning your late cousins fund worth $12.5 million dollars. Get back to me with your full name, home address and phone number.

Your late cousin with his wife, and their three children were involved in the Benin plane crash, and the whole family died in this fatal air crash on 26th December 2003 Since then I have made several inquiries to your embassy to locate any of my clients extended Relatives, this has also proved unsuccessful.

All I need you to do is to stand as the next of kin to our Late customer so that this fund can be transferred to you. I am writing you
so that we can work together to remit this amount of money into your account as the next of kin hence depositor happened to be a
foreigner.All documents and proofs to enable you get this fund will be carefully worked out from my table and I will perfect every documents to be in accordance with the banking laws and guideline hence you have nothing to worry about, for I am assuring you a 100% risk free transaction. On your soonest reply,I will tell you all you need to know about the money and operational method we can use to effect remittance into your account for our mutual benefit. Also include your full name,address and phone number.Please endeavor to reply me on my confidential email address as soon as possible
jeffrey.pumphrey2020@gmail.com

NOTE: I recommend that you send your response together with your most private telephone number to enable me call you for more explanation if the need arises.

Yours Sincerely,
Mr jeffrey pumphrey,
HSBC Bank..

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