419 scam: "Mr. Robert Miller" <rbert.m010@gmail.com> I only need your cooperation

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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)
- "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)
- "dormant account" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
This email message is a next of kin scam.
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.
- +447012903166 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
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.
- mr.robertmiller@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Robert Miller" <rbert.m010@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mr.robert_miller@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Thu, 19 Dec 2013 17:25:10 +0100
Subject: I only need your cooperation

Mr. Robert Miller
24 Ashdale Crescent
Chapel House Newcastle
Upon Tyne Ne5 1AT.
Occupations: External Auditor

Attn: Dear Good Friend,

My name is Mr. Robert Miller. I work as the operational manager in
account management section in charge of credit and foreign bills of
one of the prime banks here in London. I need your urgent cooperation
to invest the sum of Twenty Two Million British Pounds Sterling
(Â£22,000,000.00) which belong to our the deceased customer, During my
investigation I discovered that the account holder has died long ago
with his family on a fatal Auto-accident leaving no beneficiary to the
account and no other person knows about this fund.I am in close
contact with the manager of the bank here who is my partner and he is
willing to approve and transfer the fund to any reliable and
trustworthy foreigner with foreign bank account because the former
operator of the a/c is a foreigner and from Australia in particular. I
am certainly sure that he has no written or oral WILL attached to the
account ,no beneficiary and nobody will come again for the claim of
this money. It is only a foreigner who can claim this money with legal
claims to the account holder which I will provide to you if you are
interested, therefore I need your cooperation in this transaction. The
difference in country of origins is not a hindrance to the success of
this transaction. This money will remain useless in this dormant
account if I did not move the fund out to a foreign account.

This business is %100 risk and trouble free and I will provide every
necessary information and documents needed in order to claim and
transfer this money to your account.

I only need your cooperation as a foreigner to provide your safe bank
account information for the transfer.

Let me hear from you URGENTLY.

Best Regards,
Mr. Robert Miller
Mobil: +447012903166
E-mail: (mr.robertmiller@yahoo.co.uk)

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