419 scam: David Sidwell <talktodavidsidwell@gmail.com> PLS ACKNOWLEDGE

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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:
- "to your nominated bank account" (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)
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.
- davidsidwell@rocketmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: David Sidwell <talktodavidsidwell@gmail.com>
Reply-To: davidsidwell@rocketmail.com
Date: Mon, 15 Nov 2010 07:14:02 -0800 (PST)
Subject: PLS ACKNOWLEDGE

FROM: DAVID SIDWELL
UBS INVESTMENT BANK
WEBSITE: WWW.IBB.UBS.COM
TEL:
EMAIL: (davidsidwell@rocketmail.com)

DEAR SIR,

I DECIDED TO REACH YOU DIRECTLY AND PERSONALLY.PLEASE PERMIT ME TO
INTRODUCE MYSELF, MY NAME IS DAVID SIDWELL. I AM THE JOINT GLOBAL HEAD OF
INVESTMENT BANKING AND ALSO THE RISK MANAGER OF UBS INVESTMENT BANK
LONDON.I AM RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL RISK AND FINANCIAL POLICIES AT THE BANK.I
AM COMPELLED TO CONTACT YOU DIRECTLY AFTER DUE CONSIDERATIONS CONCERNING A
CONFIDENTIAL MATTER.

IF YOU ARE IN DOUBT OF MY PERSON,KINDLY VISIT UBS INVESTMENT BANK
MANAGEMENTPROFILEhttp://www.ibb.ubs.com/Meet_our_mngmt/j.richard leaman
.shtml) FOR COMFIRMATION.IN THE DISCHARGE OF MY DUTY,I STUMBLED ON THIS
DOMI DOMICILIARY ACCOUNT THAT HAS REMAINED DORMANT FOR THREE YEARS WITH

THE TOTAL SUM OF EIGHT MILLION, FOUR HUNDRED & NINETY THOUSAND(8,490,000.00
GBP) GREAT BRITISH POUND STERLING.I CONTACTED THE BANK MANAGEMENT AND WE
SENT OUT STAFFS FOR ENQUIRIES AND DISCOVERED THAT THE ACCOUNT HOLDER DIED
IN AN ACCIDENT.
I AM WRITING YOU TO PLEASE STAND AS THE NEXT OF KIN OF THE ACCOUNT SO THAT
WE CAN WORK TOGETHER TO REMIT THE MONEY TO YOU AS THE NEXT OF KIN,I HAVE
MADE ENQUIRIES AND DISCOVERED THAT THE FUND OWNER DIED TOGETHER WITH HIS
FAMILES AND NO NEXT OF KIN WAS LEFT.

I AM THE ONLY PERSON THAT KNOWS ABOUT THIS INFORMATION BECAUSE I AM THE
RISK MANAGER AND THIS IS THE REASON I AM CONTACTING YOU TO ACT AS NEXT OF
KIN TO THE FUND OWNER. I HAVE CERTIFIED MY ONSCIENCE TO COMPENSATE YOU
ADEQUATELY AT ADEQUATELY AT THE END OF THE TRANSACTION.ALSO, I DO NEED TO
INFORM YOU THAT THERE IS PRACTICALLY NO RISK INVOLVED IN THIS.

IT IS GOING TO BE A BANK-TO-BANK TRANSFER TO YOUR NOMINATED BANK ACCOUNT.I
GUARANTEE THIS TRANSACTION UNDER LEGITIMATE ARRANGEMENTS THAT WILL NOT
BREACH THE LAW BY BOTH PARTIES; IT IS A SIMPLE PROCESS WHICH WILL TAKE A
SHORT WHILE IF YOU ARE WILLING. IF I HEAR FROM YOU, I WILL TELL YOU ALL YOU
NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE TRANSACTION.

GOD BLESS YOU
REGARDS,
DAVID SIDWELL
(JOINT GLOBAL HEAD OF INVESTMENT BANKING) UBS INVESTMENT BANK,
LONDON,UNITED KINGDOM.

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