419 scam: "EMMANUEL BRIGGS"<changsha@beijingleader.com.cn> MUTUAL BENEFIT MAIL

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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:

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:
- "huge sum of money" (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)
- "hundred thousand great 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)
This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "EMMANUEL BRIGGS" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <emmanuelbriggs_hsbcplc@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 13 Feb 2015 13:54:05 +0100
Subject: MUTUAL BENEFIT MAIL

Dear Partner/Friend,
Compliment of the season to you my good friend and partner,My name is Emmanuel Briggs, I am a staff of a bank, i will tell you the name of the bank as i receive a positive response from you to work together to claim the fund and transfer to your account. I work in the operations dept where I serve as account officer to numerous customers.I am contacting you of a business transfer,of a huge sum of money from a deceased account the amount of Thirty Million Three Hundred Thousand Great British Pounds Sterling though I know that a transaction of this magnitude will make any one apprehensive and worried, but I am assuring you that every documents / legal paper work that will state you the original next of kin and bring about the success of this transaction would be provided legitimately , and all will be well at the end of the day. I decided to contact you due to the urgency of this transaction.The deceased person who died Mr Abdou Elzanaty died in a plane crash along with his wife and two children with other pas
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/502503.stm
Mr Abdou Elzanaty had no next of kin in his account-opening package in my bank, here i work in the operations dept where I serve as account officer to numerous customers.In other to achieve this, I shall require your full names and address, occupation,Marital statues,Age and direct telephone number to reach you for oral communication.Most importantly,a confirmation of acceptance from you will be needed after which I shall furnish you with the full details of this transaction.
Yours Truly,
Emmanuel Briggs

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