419 scam: "EVAN"<bevan_1977@yahoo.com.hk> LETTER FROM MR BRANDON EVAN

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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:
- "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)
- ",500,000" (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)
- "there is no risk involved" (almost true for the criminal trying to scam you - arrests of online criminals are rare)
This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "EVAN" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <evan_19771@yahoo.com.hk>
Date: Fri, 8 Apr 2011 16:38:05 -0800
Subject: LETTER FROM MR BRANDON EVAN

Dear good Friend:

I am MR BRANDON EVAN . I was the personal Accountant to Late Maria Kaczynski Wife of the late Polish President she made a fixed deposit of fund valued at USD$10,500,000 (Ten Million, Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) with a Finance Company here in Europe and unfortunately lost her life in a plane crash. Ref: view
http://english.aljazeera.net/news/europe/2010/04/20104107407467926.html

She left no clear beneficiary as Next of Kin except some vital documents related to the deposit still in my possession. Upon a clear and legitimate agreement with you, I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin, so that my late client's funds will not be confiscated by the Financial Authority.

You will be entitled to 40% of the total fund, 50% for me,and 10% for Charity homes,Be informed that there is no risk involved as all necessary and legal documents that will be used to back you up as the legal beneficiary and next of kin of my late client will be procured.

Kindly get back to me with your details if you can handle this.

NOTE:you will take out all the expenses you made before we can share the money.

I look forward to your urgent response.

Thank you
MR BRANDON EVAN

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