419 scam: "Dr. Joe Miller" <dr.joemiller396@yahoo.com> From Dr. Joe Miller,

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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)
- "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)
- "top secret" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
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.
- joemiller.11@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Dr. Joe Miller" <dr.joemiller396@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: <joemiller.11@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 22 Aug 2013 17:33:09 -0430
Subject: From Dr. Joe Miller,

From Dr. Joe Miller,

I expect my letter to meet you in good health and your finest mood
today; my name is Dr. Joe Miller, Assistant Manager Ubs Investment Bank
London Branch. I decided to seek a confidential co-operation with you in
the execution of the deal described here-under for our both mutual
benefit and urge you to keep it a top secret because of the nature of
this transaction. During the auditing of bank accounts in our bank, I
discovered an unclaimed fund total sum of Â£ 15.000,000.00 GBP (Fifteen
Million Great British Pounds Sterlings) in an account that belongs to
one of our late foreign customer (Mr. Tim Neidi) an American Scientist
and Engineer who unfortunately lost his life and family in a fatal car
accident.

After going through his personal file in my bank, I discovered that he
died without any specific heir to these funds. I gladly seek your
consent to present you as the next of kin/ heir to the deceased so that
the proceeds of this account valued at Â£ 15 Million British Pounds
Sterling will be released to you as the beneficiary, which will be
shared in percentage ratio 60% to me and 40% to you respectively. All I
request is your utmost sincere co-operation; trust and maximum
confidentiality to achieve this project successfully. I have carefully
worked out the modalities for execution of this transaction under a
legitimate arrangement to protect you from any breach of the law both in
your country and here in England when the fund is being transferred to
your bank account. Upon your consideration and acceptance of this offer,
please send me the following information immediately.

- Your Full Name,
- Your Contact Address
- Your direct Mobile telephone Number.
- Your Date of Birth

So I can send your data to our bank database to appear in the bank
system that you are the named next of kin /heir beneficiary of the fund,
and then I will guide your communication with Ubs Investment Bank for
the immediate release and transfer of the fund to you, I wait for your
immediate reply to my private e-mail: joemiller.11@hotmail.com, so we
can commence the transaction immediately.

Thanks in appreciation and anticipation of your urgent response.

Best regards,

Dr. Joe Miller
Assistant Manager Ubs Investment Bank .
E-mail: joemiller.11@hotmail.com

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