419 scam: AROON LEWIS <info@accountant.com> URGENT ATTENTION

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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:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "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)
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.
- lwisaroon@accountant.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: AROON LEWIS <info@accountant.com>
Reply-To: lwisaroon@accountant.com
Date: Sat, 05 Jan 2013 20:11:48 +0900
Subject: URGENT ATTENTION - URGENT ATTENTION

Dear Friend.

Please kindly accept my apology for posting this note , considering
the fact that I sourced for a foreign partner whom can assist me in
moving my late clients fund to an account abroad.
I am Mr. L. Aroon,a branch head customer care unit of a bank here in
United state.I was an account manager to Late Mr. Raju Kumar an Indian
citizen who took over the helm of Doyon, Limited, in 1990 guiding it
to a position as one of the most profitable and stable ANCSA
corporations but unfortunately lost his life in the plane crash of
Alaska Airlines Flight 261 which crashed on January 31 2000, including
his wife and only daughter. This you can confirm with the link:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Airlines_Flight_261.

My deceased client, had a deposit of Three Million,seven hundred
thousand United States Dollars ($3.7 Million USD) which I helped him
to open the account here in my bank before his death. Being his former
account manager, I still possess the evidence and the whole paper
documents of this deposit, I hereby seek your cooperation to claim
this money as his next of kin so that the sweat of this young man will
not be diverted to government portfolio as law of United state demands.
Kindle get me contacted for more information to proceed.

Mr L. Aroon.
Email: lwisaroon@accountant.com

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