419 scam: Dr Alfred Muthu <dr.alfredm349@msn.com> From """"Dr Alfred Muthu"""""

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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:
- "million 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)
- ",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)
- "top secret" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
- "dormant account" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
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.
- dralfredmuthu211@yahoo.com.ph (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Dr Alfred Muthu <dr.alfredm349@msn.com>
Reply-To: <mdralfred@yahoo.com.ph>
Date: Tue, 31 Jan 2012 06:30:24 +0000
Subject: From """"Dr Alfred Muthu"""""

>From """"Dr Alfred Muthu"""""
UBS AG Postfach
8098 Zürich
Switzerland
www.ubs.com

Dear Sir.
My Name is Dr Alfred Muthu and I am an investment consultant working with Bank Of Switzerland, UBS AG. at their offshore
department Zurich Switzerland .I will be happy to work this deal out with you if you have a corporate or personal Bank
Account and if you are capable to keep TOP SECRET.I need strong Assurance that you will never let me down,if I transfer this
money to your account.

During one of our periodic auditing I discorded a dormant accounts with holding balance of 52,000,000 (Fifty two Million
British Pounds) this account has not been operated for the past years. As at this moment,I am constrained to issue more
details about this business until your response is received.

If you are not familiar with my Bank profile,please take a moment of your very busy schedules to read about my Bank
website;www.ubs.com and I look forward to hearing from you as soon as possible if you are interested, on your reply send me the following details.
Account Name:....
Account Number:..
Bank Name:...........
Bank Address:.........
Swift Code No:..........
Your Private Telephone No:.......
Your Home & Office:.............
I look forward to your earliest reply through my Private e-mail (dralfredmuthu211@yahoo.com.ph)
Thank you for your time and attention.
Warmest regards,
Dr Alfred Muthu.
Chief investment Consultant,
UBS AG Postfach
8098 Zürich Switzerland
www.ubs.com

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