419 scam: "UBS International Holdings BV" <angelicahr@fisica.ugto.mx> (no subject)

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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:
- "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.
- mr_beuker@yahoo.co.jp (Yahoo, Japan; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "UBS International Holdings BV" <angelicahr@fisica.ugto.mx>
Reply-To: mr_beuker@yahoo.co.jp
Date: Wed, 11 Jul 2012 13:45:43 -0500
Subject:

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UBS International Holdings BV
Herengracht 600
NL-1017 CJ Amsterdam, Netherlands.
www.ubs.com/investmentbank

Greetings,

I am an investment consultant working with UBS International Holdings BV
in the Netherlands. I will be happy to work this transaction out with you
if you have a corporate or personal Bank Account and if you are reliable
and honest. I need strong Assurance that you will never let me down, as I
can arrange and provide you details/documentatal proof so that
funds($8.5 million) will be transferred into your account as the next of
kin to the late depositor(Abbas Farhan al-Jabouri, who was an Election
candidate and also a business man). Abbas Farhan al-Jabouri and his two
relatives were executed in Mohammed al Malih, near Mandali onthe 29th of
January 2009. During one of our periodic auditing I discovered a dormant
accounts with the said balance (Eight million, five Hundred thousand
Dollars only), this account have not been operated for some years now.

At this moment I will not be able 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/investment bank). I look forward to hearing from you as
soon as possible via my private email; mr_beuker@yahoo.co.jp

Thank you for your time and attention.

Warmest Regards,
Mr. Beuker Hendrik
Investment Consultant.
UBS.

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