419 scam: "SAFE DEPOSIT CENTRE"<scanner@stowell.co.za> receptionRE:- INSTRUCTION TO DELIVER YOUR TRUNK BOX IN OUR VAULT WORTH THE SUM

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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:
- "trunk box" (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 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.
- martinwalker@kimo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "SAFE DEPOSIT CENTRE" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <martinwalker@kimo.com>
Date: Wed, 29 Aug 2012 03:00:23 -0700
Subject: receptionRE:- INSTRUCTION TO DELIVER YOUR TRUNK BOX IN OUR VAULT WORTH THE SUM OF (US$17.5Million)

Safe Deposit Centres,
London-UK

Dear,

RE:- INSTRUCTION TO DELIVER YOUR TRUNK BOX IN OUR VAULT WORTH THE SUM OF (US$17.5Million)

This is to notify you about your compensation fund that has been approved for payment.

After due vetting and evaluation of files that was sent to us by World Bank and United Nation. Under the direct authorization of the World Bank to United Bank of Africa to release your compensation fund.

You are hereby informed that your fund has been brought to Safe Deposit Centre London, for Safe keeping and delivery of this box to your home address. I must advice you to be serious this time, to enable our company deliver your trunk box to your home address. This trunk box has been sealed and insured to the real value which no one can tamper with.
Please do update this office if you can make it to London to sign your bond release documents of this trunk box in our security vault. This is very important, but if you cannot, our appointed legal attorney can represent you to sign these documents at your own expenses to represent you.

Do see that you forward the below information to this email of our appointed head of operations. Martin Walker ( martinwalker@kimo.com )

*Your Full Name
*Your contact Address
*Occupation
*Age
*Telephone for easy communication

Note that if no seriousness is seen from you, we have no choice but to cancel your file. We have no time to waste in this transaction any more.

Do see that you forward your above information to this email of our appointed head of operations. Martin Walker ( martinwalker@kimo.com )

Yours sincerely,

Marcus Adams
Safe Deposit Centres

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