419 scam: "Nancy Brooks" <nnbrooks_9@msn.com> Compliment of the Season.../CONFIDENTIALCKNOWLEDGE.WARD WINNPŒë¸"

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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:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "will come to you as a surprise" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "million united states 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)
- "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)
- ",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)
- "you will be given 30%" (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)
- "foreign exchange" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
- "chief auditor" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
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.
- +447040101171 (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.
- mrdonduke@yahoo.co.uk (Yahoo, United Kingdom; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "Nancy Brooks" <nnbrooks_9@msn.com>
Reply-To: mrdonduke@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Tue, 20 Dec 2005 12:46:45 +0000
Subject: Compliment of the Season...

NATWEST BANK UK
The Financial Ombudsmen Service
South Quay Plaza
183 Marsh Wall
London
E14 9SR

Dear Friend,

In order to transfer out (USD 12.6 M) Twelve million Six Hundred United
States Dollars) from National Westminster Bank Uk. I have the courage
to ask you if you are capable, reliable and honest to assist us with
this important business believing that you will never let me down
either now or in future.
I am Mrs. Nancy Brooks, the Chief Auditor of National Westminster Bank
(NATWEST BANK). There is an account opened in this bank in 1998 and
since then nobody has operated on this account again.
After going through some old files in the records, I discovered that if
I do not remit this money out urgently, it would be forfeited for
nothing.

The owner of this account is Mr. Smith B. Andreas, a foreigner, and a
miner at Kruger gold co., a geologist by profession, and he died since
1998.He opened a non-residential U.S dollar bank account. Since then no
other person knows about this account or anything concerning it, the
account has no other beneficiary and my investigation proved to me as
well that this company does not know anything about this account and
the amount involved is (USD 12.6M) Twelve Million, six Hundred United
States Dollars million dollars. I want to first transfer US$6,000,000.00 Six
million
United States Dollars from this money into a safe foreigners account abroad
before the rest is transferred, but I don't have any foreign partner.
I am only contacting you as a foreigner because this money cannot be
approved to any other person other than the next of kin to Mr. Smith B.
Andreas.
I know that this message will come to you as a surprise as we do not
know ourselves before now; we will then sign an agreement, but be sure
that it is real and a genuine business transaction.
I only got your contact address from International Business Directory;
with believe in God that you will never let me down in this proposed
business.

You are the only person that I have contacted in this regard; so please
reply urgently so that I will inform you of the next step to take
immediately.
Send also your private telephone and fax number including the full
details of the account to be used for the deposit. I want us to meet
face to face or sign a binding agreement to bind us together so that
you can receive this money into a any reliable account of your choice
where the fund will be safe.

And I will fly to your country for withdrawal, sharing and other
investments opportunities as well. I am contacting you because of the
need to involve a foreigner with foreign account and as a foreign
beneficiary. I need your full co-operation to make this work, because
the management is ready to approve this payment to any foreigner
who has correct information of this account, which I will provide to you
later.
Furthermore, with my position now in the office I can transfer this
money to any foreigner's reliable account, which you can provide with
assurance that this money will be intact pending my physical arrival in
your country for sharing. I will destroy all documents of transaction
immediately we receive this money leaving no trace to any place.
You can also come to discuss with me face to face after which I will
make this remittance in your presence and two of us will fly to your
country at least two days ahead of the money going into the account.
I will apply for annual leave immediately I hear from you that you are
ready to act and receive this fund in your account. I will use my
position and influence to effect legal approvals and onward transfer of
this money to your account with appropriate clearance forms from the
ministries and foreign exchange departments.

At the conclusion of this business, you will be given 30% of the total
amount, 65% will be for me, while 5% will be for expenses both parties
might have incurred during the course of this transaction.
Lastly, if you are interested in assisting us in this transaction,
kindly respond to my principal partner Mr. Donald Duke
E-Mail:- {mrdonduke@yahoo.co.uk}
Phone number: +44 704 0101 171.

I look forward to your earliest reply
Yours Sincerely,
Mrs. Nancy Brooks

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