419 scam: "Mr. Jeremy Calvert" <penel1@att.net> Business Proposal for you

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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:
- "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "i will like you to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "hundred thousand 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)
- "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)
- "your urgent reply" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
- "confidential business" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
- "utmost confidentiality" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
- "very confidential" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
- "observe utmost confidentiality" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
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.
- jeremy.calvert@gawab.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Jeremy Calvert" <penel1@att.net>
Reply-To: jeremy.calvert@gawab.com
Date: Tue, 18 May 2010 15:24:55 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Business Proposal for you

From the desk of Mr. Jeremy
Calvert
Branch Manager
of
Emirate Bank International Dubai
United Arab Emirate (U.A.E)
Email: jeremy.calvert@gawab.com

Greetings from Dubai
,
I am Mr. Jeremy Calvert Branch Manager Emirate Bank International Dubai, I have urgent and very
confidential business proposition for you. A British Oil consultant and
contractor with the Kruger Gold Company, Mr.Donald Heck made a numbered time
(Fixed) Deposit for twelve calendar months, valued at US$7.500,000.00 (Seven
Million Five Hundred Thousand United States
Dollars) in my branch. Upon maturity, I sent a routine notification to
his forwarding address but got no reply.

After a month, we sent a reminder and finally we discovered from his
contract employers, the Kruger Gold Company that Mr. Donald Heck died in a plane crash along with his wife Mr.
and Mrs. Heck in Egypt Air Flight 990, 1999 air crash.(Take a view on the
news)
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/1999/11/01/iran/main49778.shtml

Since we got this information about his death and on further
investigation, I found out that he died without making a WILL, and all attempts
to trace his next of kin was fruitless. I therefore made further investigation
and discovered that Mr. Donald Heck did not declare any kin or relations in all
his official documents, including his Bank Deposit paperwork
in my Bank. the sum of US$7.500,000.00 is still sitting in my Bank and the
interest is being rolled over with the principal sum at the end of each year. No
one will ever come forward to claim it. According to Laws of United Arab Emirates, at
the expiration of 10 (Years) years, the money will revert to the ownership of
the (U.A.E) Government if nobody applies to claim the fund. Consequently, my
proposal is that I will like you as a foreigner to stand in as the next of kin
to Mr. Donald Heck so that the fruits of this old man's labor will not get into
the hands of some corrupt government officials.

This is simple, I will like you to provide immediately your full names
and address so that the attorney will prepare the necessary documents and
affidavits that will put you in place as the next of kin. We shall employ the
services of an attorney for drafting and notarization of the WILL and to obtain
the necessary documents and letter of probate/administration in your favor for
the transfer.

A bank account in any part of the world that you will provide will then
facilitate the transfer of this money to you as the beneficiary/next of kin. If
you are interested, please reply immediately via the private email address
above. Upon your response, I shall then provide you with more details and
relevant documents that will help you understand the transaction. Please send me
your confidential telephone and fax numbers for easy communication. Please
observe utmost confidentiality, and rest assured that this transaction would be
most profitable for both of us because I shall require your assistance to invest
my share in your country.

Awaiting your urgent reply: jeremy.calvert@gawab.com
Regards
Mr. Jeremy
Calvert.

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