419 scam: LONDON SCOTTISH BANK <corrinawalker.lsb@hotmail.com> To respected Beneficiary;

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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.
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.
- +447011120315 (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.
- corrinawalker@accountant.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: LONDON SCOTTISH BANK <corrinawalker.lsb@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: corrinawalker@accountant.com
Date: Wed, 04 Nov 2009 22:26:23 -0500
Subject: To respected Beneficiary;

LONDON SCOTTISH BANK PLC
Address: Mount Street London Scottish House Manchester,
Greater Manchester M2 3LS United Kingdom
Accountant Name: Mrs. Corrina Walker
E-mail address: corrinawalker@accountant.com
Phone: +44701112 0315, Fax:+44701112 0315

To respected Beneficiary;

This is to bring to your notice that I am delegated from the United
Nations to pay 150 scam victims 280,000.00 GBP (TWO HUNDRED AND
EIGHTY GREAT BRITISH POUNDS) each. You are listed and approved for
this payment as one of the scammed victims to be paid this amount, get
back to me as soon as possible for the immediate payments of your
280,000.00 GBP compensations funds.

Yours, sincerely
Accountant Name: Mrs. Corrina Walker(Accountant LSB)
E-mail address: corrinawalker@accountant.com
Phone: +44701112 0315, Fax: +44701112 0315

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