419 scam: "DEWAR"<robortdewar@gmail.com> BRITISH HIGH COMMISSION

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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:
- "abuja" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
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.
- robortmdewar@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "DEWAR" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <robortmdewar@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 17 May 2011 13:19:18 +0100
Subject: BRITISH HIGH COMMISSION

BRITISH HIGH COMMISSION
Metro Plaza, Plot 991/992
Zakari Maimalari Street
Cadastral Zone AO,
Central Business District, Abuja.

Attention
,
The BRITISH High Commission in Nigeria, Benin Republic, Ghana and Bukina
Faso received a report of scam against you and other British/US
citizens and Malaysia Etc. The countries of Nigeria Benin Republic,
Bukina Faso and Ghana have recompensed you following the meeting held
with the Four countries' Government and various countries' high
commission for the fraudulent activities carried out by the Four
countries' Citizens. Your name was among those scammed as listed by
the Nigeria Financial Intelligent Unit (NFIU).A Compensation has been
issued out to all the affected victims and has been already in
endorsement to all the victims. Yours was among those that were
reported unpaid as at on Friday and we wish to advise you to see to
the instructions of the Committee to make sure you receive your
compensation immediately.

We advise that you do the needful to make sure the NFIU endorse your
payment immediacy. Contact the office of the consular for an advice on
how your recompense will be effected without further delay.
Be advised that you should stop further contacts with all the fake
lawyers and security companies who in collaboration scammed you. You
are to furnish us with the following details immediately:

Full Name:
Home address:
Country:
Occupation/profession:
Mobile number:

Yours in Service,

Robert S.M. Dewar,
CONSULAR,
robortmdewar@gmail.com
BRITISH HIGH COMMISSION

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