419 scam: "Dr James Thomas" <jamesthomassssuw@gmail.com> PLEASE REPLY IMMEDIATELY

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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.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "million 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)
- "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)
- ",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)
- "you will be given 30%" (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.
- jamesthomassssuw@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Dr James Thomas" <jamesthomassssuw@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 15 Aug 2013 16:55:59 -0400
Subject: PLEASE REPLY IMMEDIATELY

Please reply to me via: (jamesthomassssuw@gmail.com)

Hello Friend,

My Name is Dr James Thomas,a scottish and the currentComputing
auditor of First Trust bank,Edinburgh Branch,Scotland-United
Kingdom.During Last year of January 2012, My Bank committee
on Inheritance settlements approved and disbursed over
£100,000,000.00 million British Pounds sterling for inheritance payments
entitlement to foreign Heirs of Late depositors unclaimed funds account
at my Bank for the entire United Kingdom.Some beneficiaries were
successful paid from year 2012 to this present day of the year 2013.This
indicates that beneficiaries whose relations died and left over monies
in their various Bank accounts with my bank here in Scotland has been
paid successfully while there is a left single unclaimed
inheritance worth £3,500,000.00 million Pounds sterling(three million,five
hundred thousand pounds sterling) outstanding in my bank office auditing
files
that has never been claimed by anyone hence there was no present
specified written NEXT-OF-KIN in the late depositor's
deposit account file left.

I am contacting you to assist me to claim this fund into
your Bank account in your country to prevent my bank from reverting
the unclaimed money into the Scottish Revenue account after the
month of july 2013 since there is no next-of-kin found yet today.You
will be given 30% percent for work done while i take 70% percent for
myself for an investment project in your country by the time you
received this money into your bank account safely.This transaction is
very safe and 100% percent Risk free.Do not disclose this to
anyone.Reply back to me immediately.

Reply by email via: (jamesthomassssuw@gmail.com)

Best Regards,
Dr James Thomas
First Trust Bank,Scotland.

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