419 scam: "Rita Sousa (Habib Bank Uk)" <rita.sousa@workmail.com> CONFIDENTIAL

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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 message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- +4402077801100
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.
- rita.sousa@workmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Rita Sousa (Habib Bank Uk)" <rita.sousa@workmail.com> (may be fake)
Date: Tue, 22 Oct 2013 01:19:22 +0200
Subject: CONFIDENTIAL

Attn: Sir/Madam,

I am Rita Sousa the Foreign Transfer Manager of, Habib Bank UK. The Purpose of my
sending you this mail is to inform you about a recent development in our bank involving
the sum of Three Hundred and Seventy Two Thousand Dollars ($372,000.00), which was
transferred from our bank as instructed by our customer to your bank account a long
time ago, but did not reflect in your account.

However, I received an application for claim of the said funds from one Mr. James Nelson
with a different email address and name who claimed he is your next of kin, also
claiming that you are dead and by right as your next of kin he is entitled to the above
mentioned amount. Could you please confirm if the email address I am sending this
message, which I saw in our records is still valid because Mr. James Nelson claimed that
your email address is no longer valid. For confirmation and immediate remittance of the
funds to you, please send me the following details:

Your Name:
Your Email:
Your Phone:
Your Address:

Rita Sousa
FOREIGN Transfer Manager
Habib Bank UK
9 Portman Street, London
W1H 6DZ United Kingdom
Tel: +44 (0)20 7780 1100
Fax: +44 (0)20 7712 2779
Web: www.habibbankuk.com
E-mail: info@habibbankuk.com
rita.sousa@workmail.com

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