419 scam: <farukdogan@mimsangrup.com.tr> GOOD DAY

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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.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal trying to scam you - arrests of online criminals are rare)
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.
- dr.kennethlewis@dr.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: <farukdogan@mimsangrup.com.tr>
Date: Wed, 18 Feb 2015 22:39:52 +0100
Subject: GOOD DAY

Good Day Dear!
My name is Dr. Kenneth Lewis; I am the Manager of Santander Bank Ltd
London Piccadilly branch. I decided to seek a confidential co-operation
with you in the execution of a transactions deal described here-under for
our both mutual benefit.
During the annual bank audits, I discovered an Abandoned/unclaimed fund,
sum total of Â£ 21.500,000 GBP (Twenty One Million Five Hundred Thousand
British Pounds Sterling) in an account that belongs to one of our foreign
customers (Late Pendyala Vamsikrishna) an Indian American who lived in Los
Angelis with his wife, although they had no children, Late Pendyala
Vamsikrishna was the project manager of Renewable energy consulting firm
DTI United States who lost his life in the ill fated plane crash of
American Airlines Flight 11 that slammed into the North Tower of the World
Trade Center on September 11 2001 killing all passengers onboard, the wife
committed suicide and died one month after the tragic air crash that took
the life of her husband.
If you are interested send me the below details to enable us proceed on
this email (dr.kennethlewis@dr.com)

1. Your full name:
2. Your full contact address:
3. Your direct mobile telephone number:
4. Your occupation:
I will upload your data on our database and present you as the NEXT OK
KIN/BENEFICIARY to the Deceased.
Ask question to enable me put you through, it is 100% risk free

Regards,
Dr. Kenneth Lewis.
Santander Bank
47-48 Piccadilly
PICCADILLY
W1J 0DT
London United Kingdom

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