419 scam: "Sir Richard A.Rogers" <adpin0@att.net> Important Business Collaboration

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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:
- "the consignment" (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)
- "consignment " (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 pounds" (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)
- "keep this 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)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
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.
- sirrichard56@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Sir Richard A.Rogers" <adpin0@att.net>
Reply-To: sirrichard56@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 6 Dec 2010 21:56:35 -0800 (PST)
Subject: Important Business Collaboration

From: Sir Richard A.Rogers
Heathrow Airport
234 Bath Road, Hayes
Middlesex UB3 5AP
United Kingdom
www.london-lhr.com

Forgive me if this comes to you as a surprise because we do not know each other in person. I have picked-up the trust and courage to look for a reliable and honest person who will be capable for this transaction believing that you will never let me down either now or in the future.

I work with London Heathrow International Airport EGLL .I am in charge of the Airport Security Warehouse and I discovered consignment (SAVES TRUNKS BOXS) that has been in our custody for a long time (Tow year and Six months), nobody has come for it. I decided to Acess it but found out that the consignments is worth of £15,000,000.00 BGP {Fifteen Million Pounds}

My reason of contacting you is for us to work together as one family, so that you can stand as the owner of the consignment and I will make sure that the consignment comes to you without any problem. After we have successfully secured the consignment we are going to share the money 60/40 among us and when you are in custody of the fund, I would like you to use my share of the funds to invest in any lucrative business, till I arrive in your country.

I am doing this because I am going to retire soon from my work and I want to have enough money to take care of my life/ family on my pension period. I am ready to enter into agreement with you for the business to avoid breach of contract.

If you are ready to do this business with me I want you to keep this confidential and write me immediately so that I will detail you more on how to proceed to realize this project.

I look forward to possible business collaboration with you.Please reply me with my private email address: {sirrichard56@gmail.com}

Kind Regards,
Sir Richard A.Rogers
Email: sirrichard56@gmail.com

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