419 scam: "UBS Investments Philippines, Inc." <fsoriano@elx.uned.es> (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:
- "necessary legal documents" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "hundred thousand united states dollars" (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)
- "barr." (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
This email message is a next of kin scam.
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.
- rldcast@yahoo.co.jp (Yahoo, Japan; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "UBS Investments Philippines, Inc." <fsoriano@elx.uned.es>
Reply-To: rldcast@yahoo.co.jp
Date: Sun, 16 Sep 2012 16:51:18 +0200
Subject:

UBS Investments Philippines, Inc.
19/F Tower One, Ayala Triangle,
Ayala Avenue, Makati City,
Metro Manila Philippines.

Good day,

I am a banker and an investment consultant working with UBS Investment
Bank in Philippines. I saw your contact during my private search at the
information centre and I have a deep believe that you will be very honest,
committed and capable of assisting me in this business venture. It is
based on this that I am contacting you to stand as the beneficiary to a
late client of mine, a business mogul late Abbas Farhan al-Jabouri, who
was also an election candidate in Iraq. Late Abbas Farhan al-Jabouri and
his two relatives were executed in Mohammed al Malih, near Mandali, Iraq
onthe 29th of January 2009.

I need strong Assurance that you will never let me down, as I can arrange
and provide you details/documentatal proof so that the funds
$8,500,000.00(Eight million, five hundred thousand United States dollars)
will be released and paid to you as the beneficiary to the deceased in
line with the Central Bank of the Philippines instruction to all the
commercial banks. I have secured all necessary legal documents that will
be used to back up this transaction we are about to execute, and I have
the full support of my late client personal attorney(Barr. Carlos Adriano
Davao). All i need is to fill in your names to the documents and Barr.
Carlos Adriano Davao will legalize it in the court here to prove you as
the legitimate beneficiary.

This transaction will be disbursed or shared in these percentages, 40% to
me, 40% to you and balance 20% will be given to my late client personal
attorney(Barr. Carlos Adriano Davao). All I require now is your honest
Co-operation, Confidentiality and Trust to enable us see this transaction
through. I guarantee you that this will be executed under a legitimate
arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law.

For more enquiry about the death of my late client(Abbas Farhan
al-Jabouri), click the link below;
http://www.iraqbodycount.org/database/incidents/k12147

If this proposal satisfies you, respond to me with the following information:

FULL NAMES:
TELEPHONE/FAX:
MOBILE NUMBERS:
ADDRESS:
AGE:
SEX:
OCCUPATION:

I anticipate your urgent response to enable us proceeds.

Please reply me in my private email address: rldcast@yahoo.co.jp

Warmest Regards,
Mr. Rolando Biscocho Castillo
Investment Consultant.
UBS.

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