419 scam: David Pearce <david.pearce@charles-stanley.co.uk> Joint Venture

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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:
- "million british pounds" (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)
- ",000,000" (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)
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.
- david.pearce10@kimo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: David Pearce <david.pearce@charles-stanley.co.uk>
Reply-To: david.pearce10@kimo.com
Date: Mon, 12 Aug 2013 07:39:36 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Joint Venture

CHARLES STANLEY,
LONDON EC2A 4AR,
UNITED KINGDOM.

I am Mr. David Pearce, Director; Private Wealth Management, Charles Stanley, London, United Kingdom.

I have a business proposition to share with you:

The proposition has to do with an investment portfolio of late Mr. Michael Berger, a German and an Oil magnate here in London.

On May 6th 2005 Mr. Michael Berger deposited 18,000,000 GBP (Eighteen Million British Pounds Sterling) under Charles Stanley portfolio management for a period of two (2) years.

The deposit matured on the 13th of June 2007 with much significant growth which amounted to a total of 26,400,000GBP (Twenty Six Million, Four Hundred Thousand British Pounds Sterling).

Prior to the maturity of the said deposit, we got some news that Mr. Michael Berger died along with his wife in a fatal plane crash on 22nd of August 2006 (Pulkovo Airlines Tupolev 154M) near Donetsk, Ukraine. You shall read more about the crash on visiting the following site. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/5274958.stm.

Upon maturity of the deposit a routine notification was sent to his forwarding address but without responses. After a month, another reminder was sent from my desk and I discovered that the supposed next of kin being his wife died along with him in the plane crash, having no children and leaving nobody with the knowledge of these funds behind for the claim.

No next of kin was declared in his official papers including the paper work of his bank deposit and the funds (26,400,000 GBP) is deposited in one of the high street banks in the United Kingdom.

We have been expecting his next of kin or relatives to come over and claim his money because we cannot release it unless somebody applies for it as beneficiary. The financial policy stipulates that if such money remains unclaimed for a period of seven (7) years after maturity, it would be transferred into the Finance Treasury of Her Majesty as unclaimed funds.

In light of this opportunity, I am proposing to you to stand in as the next of kin to late Mr. Michael Berger. The fund will be approved into your account and subsequently be shared in the ratio; 60% for my colleagues and my humble self, and 40% for you as gratification for services rendered.

I shall visit your country for the disbursement, according to the percentages indicated once this money gets into your account. This is a very good opportunity that will be beneficial to both of us and our assurance is that your role is risk free to accord this transaction the legality it deserves.

Once we commence, we shall secure from the probate registry an order of mandamus in granting us authority to locate any relative of late Mr. Michael Berger. All modalities had been put in place to ensure the smooth and successful execution of this project within the ambit of the law.

Let me crave your indulgence in portraying sincerity towards this matter, as trust stands to be our topmost priority in this transaction. If you are interested in this project, please get back to me immediately via my private e-mail: david.pearce10@kimo.com for next steps relating to this transaction. If for some reasons you find no interest in this project I want you to disregard this message and forget I ever contacted you.

With kind regards,
David Pearce.

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