419 scam: "Prof, Charles Bean" <profcharlesbean@sify.com> Urgent and Personal

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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 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.
- profcharlesbean_gov@yahoo.co.uk (Yahoo, United Kingdom; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "Prof, Charles Bean" <profcharlesbean@sify.com>
Date: Fri, 28 Jun 2013 14:05:26 +0100
Subject: Urgent and Personal

My Name is Prof, Charles Bean.
Deputy Governor & Monetary policy, The Bank of England.
[B.O.E]

I am sending you this e-mail letter because of its urgency,
secondly in the next few months from now I will be retiring
from active government service and I want to use this fund
stated below for investment purposes in your country through
your able assistance.

Can i give you this great trust. Transfer of fund valued at
$15M to you.

My office was able to traced down an over-invoice fund,
worth the sum of $15M. only. I need your assistance to
transfer this fund to your Country, were i believe it will
be more safer. 40% is yours, 60% for me, Send the following
details to enable me submit it to the paying Bank, The Bank
of England [B.O.E] on your behalf as the rightful ownership
of the said fund,full name,full address,Phone number, get
Back to me for further details,reply to
profcharlesbean_gov@yahoo.co.uk

Thanks.

Prof, Charles Bean.

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