419 scam: "Pz Cussons House Plc London."<eldo@adinet.com.uy> DID YOU AUTHORIZE MRS CATHERINE?

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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:
- "inheritance funds" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "hundred thousand great british 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)
- ",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)
- "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)
This email message is a next of kin scam.
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.
- +447045770801 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: "Pz Cussons House Plc London." (may be fake)
Reply-To: <pzcusson@live.com>
Date: Sun, 10 Apr 2011 18:21:22 +0100
Subject: DID YOU AUTHORIZE MRS CATHERINE?

PZ Cussons House Plc,
Bird Hall Lane Stock port,
SK3 0XN, United Kingdom.
Telephone: +447-045-770-801
http://www.cussons.com
EMAIL: pzcusson@live.com

Attn: Please.

We the management of Pz Cusson Plc London sent you an e-mail, did you recieved it ? late Mr. Howard Sweeney, a foreigner, miner and an industrialist made you the beneficiary of his inheritance of eleven million five hundred thousand Great British Pounds Sterling (GBP11,500,000.00) and is ready for your claims but Mrs. Cathrine smith send email to us that you are dead and you authorize her to claim the fund.

Please email to clarify us before we release your inheritance funds to her and if we did not receive any response from you, then we consider his application true. Also reconfirm you below information to us and together with your certified identity card.

Full Names:
Country Home:
Residential Address:
Date of Birth:
Occupation:
Telephone Number:

I will be waiting to hear from you soon as possible.

Yours in service,

Mr. Anders Kristiansson
Chief Financial Officer
Pz Cussons Plc, London.

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