419 scam: "Mr.James Bates" <jamesbates@mail.mn> Urgent Proposal/Call Me

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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:
- "top secret" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
- "dormant account" (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 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.
- +447924020102
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.
- mr.bates_01@yahoo.com.hk (Yahoo, Hong Kong; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr.James Bates" <jamesbates@mail.mn>
Reply-To: mr.bates_01@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Fri, 04 Jun 2010 06:55:08 -0500
Subject: Urgent Proposal/Call Me

UBS AG
The Bank for Banks
100 Liverpool Street
EC2M 2RH London
United Kingdom

Hello Dear,

I am an investment consultant working with UBS AG London, in charge of
the bank's client relations/offshore department. I will be happy to
work out a financial deal with you, if you have a corporate or
personal Bank Account and if you can keep TOP SECRET.I need strong
assurance that you will never let me down, once we agree to work
together in trust and based on mutual interest.

During one of our periodic auditing/claims resolution tribunal(CRT)
execise in 2001, I discovered a dormant account with a holding balance
of £25,000.000.00 {Twenty Five Million GB Pounds only}. This account
has not been in operation over the years. Further careful investigtion
over a period of 9yrs now, has indicated non-existence of a bona fide
beneficiary, hence my decision to contact you and move this fund to an
account which you shall provide. At this moment, I am constrained to
issue more details about this proposition until your positive response
is received. Please note that what I'm proposing is based on offer and
acceptance criteria, and you should feel free to decline if you feel
unethical about it.

Please take a moment of your very busy schedule to read about CRT on
dormant accounts:
website;http://www.crt-ii.org/2001_list/publication_list1_A.phtm

I look forward to hearing from you as soon as possible if you are
interested. Thank you for your time and attention.

Sincerely,

Mr. James Bates
D/L: +44 7924020102

Email:mr.bates_01@yahoo.com.hk

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