419 scam: "Dr GILBERT BLAIR"<info@transfer.com> Inheritance Fund Release

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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:
- "inheritance funds" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "transfer of your funds" (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)
- "dear beneficiary," (this SPAM email was probably sent to thousands of people)
- "my direct telephone number" (a "direct line" in a scam usually means an untraceable mobile phone number used by a scammer in an internet cafe, a redirection service number that forwards to a mobile or a free voicemailbox in a different country.)
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.
- +447017047699 (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.
- dr.gilbertunionbanktransfer0@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Dr GILBERT BLAIR" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <dr.gilbertunionbanktransfer0@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 31 Jan 2013 07:53:46 +0530
Subject: Inheritance Fund Release

Payment Purpose: Inheritance Fund Release
Payment Value: 500,000.00 Great British Pounds
Authorized Paying Bank: Union Bank UK Plc (UBUK).
Transaction Reference Code: UBUK/KTT/27890/0000/010

Dear Beneficiary,

My name is DR. GILBERT BLAIR. I am the newly appointed Director Union Bank UK Plc
and the 10th Director of the Union Bank UK Plc. I assumed duty as
Director, Union Bank UK Plc on June 4, 2012 at the Bank's Corporate Head
Office in London following the confirmation of my nomination on Wednesday,June 3,2012.

However, acting in my capacity as the newly-appointed Director of the (UBUK),
I have been mandated by the UK International Credit Settlement department to check through the
statutory disk of every payment pending during the last quarter of the year.
Hence, your payment file has been forwarded to my desk for final approval.
Therefore, after vetting and verification about the source and origin of your
funds, I am convinced 100% that the 500,000.00 Great British Pounds part payment is a
legitimate contract/inheritance claim. Hence, I have granted approval for the
release of the sum of FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND BRITISH POUNDS (500,000.00 GBP) in your favor.

For this reason, your payment has been rightfully approved and will be paid
out directly into your bank account via "automatic swift transfer" from our
Electronic transfer unit. Already,all transfer processing has been concluded
in line with the new (UBUK) Payment Policy.

However, on the note of receiving your inheritance funds, you are requested
to forward the details of your receiving bank account; You are to send us
your bank account details for immediate wire transfer of your funds. Your
bank details should include:

ACCOUNT NAME:
ACCOUNT NUMBER:
BANK NAME:
BANK ADDRESS:
PERSONAL MOBILE / TELEPHONE NUMBER:
IFSC:
OCCUPATION:
NAME OF NEXT OF KIN:
ADDRESS OF NEXT OF KIN:

You are to forward the required information above and other available bank
account information like your PAN number to me via the contact information
below. Please call me immediately for more details.

Contact Information:

Name:......... DR. GILBERT BLAIR.
E-mail:....... dr.gilbertunionbanktransfer0@gmail.com
Telephone:.... +447017047699

I am expecting to receive your earliest reply and details of your receiving
bank account as well as a copy of any of your available ID proof (National ID
card,Voter's ID, Driver's license, PAN card or any recognized company/working
ID card) for identification. Your fund will be transferred to your bank
account details provided within 4 hours after we receive it. You can call me
for updates, My direct telephone number is .

Yours Sincerely,
DR. GILBERT BLAIR
Director, Union Bank UK Plc (UBUK).

P.S: Please note that all other authorities handling your payment has been
stopped by the FBI. Hence, the (UBUK) has been appointed as the sole
authority in-charge of your fund release. Therefore, you are advised to stop
further communication with any other office or financial institution handling
your payment.

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