419 scam: "benjaminsmith765@hotmail.com" <haranath@samrakshana.com> FROM TAX CREDIT OFFICE

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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.
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.
- tax.credit.refund@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "benjaminsmith765@hotmail.com" <haranath@samrakshana.com>
Reply-To: "tax.credit.refund@gmail.com" <tax.credit.refund@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 26 Sep 2014 23:10:21 +0530 (IST)
Subject: FROM TAX CREDIT OFFICE

TAX RETURN FOR THE YEAR 2014
RECALCULATION OF YOUR TAX REFUND
LOCAL OFFICE No. 6745
TAX CREDIT OFFICER: Rachel Lattimore
TAX REFUND ID NUMBER: 481716208
REFUND AMOUNT: $358,279 USD

Attention Beneficially

The contents of this email are confidential and as applicable, copyright in these is reserved to HM Revenue & Customs. Unless expressly authorised by us, any further dissemination or distribution of this email or its attachments is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient of this email, please reply to inform us that you have received this email in error and then delete it without retaining any copy.

I am sending this email to announce: After the last annual calculation of your fiscal activity we have determined that you are eligible to receive a tax refund of Three hundred and fifty eight thousand two hundred and seventy nine thousand dollars.($358,279 )

You have a tax return form with the TAX REFUND NUMBER ID: 481716208 which you will always use to contact us, complete the tax return form/information below to enable us in cross-checking and in processing of your documents without omission/mistake.

1,Your full name.........................

2,Home Contact Address...................

3,Office contact Address..................

4,Marital Status..........................

5,Occupation..............................

6,Age.....................................

7,phone no................................

After completing the form, please submit the form by sending us the information and allow us within 5-9 business days in order to process it. Our head office address can be found on our web site at HM Revenue & Customs.

Sincerely,

Rachel Lattimore
HMRC Tax Credit Office
(tax.credit.refund@gmail.com)
Preston
TAX REFUND ID: US481716208-HMRC HM Revenue & Customs US

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