419 scam: "Mr.George Culmer" <mrgculmer@ymail.com> Attention Please..

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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:
- "with your full names" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "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)
- "here in united kingdom" (this email uses bad English)
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.
- mrculmer@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr.George Culmer" <mrgculmer@ymail.com>
Reply-To: mr.gculmer@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 13 Jul 2015 00:30:05 -0500
Subject: Attention Please..

From: Mr. George Culmer
Executive Director and Chief Financial Officer.
LLoyds Banking Group United Kingdom.
Greetings To You !!!!!

Attention Please..

Hello, please with do accept my sincere apologies if my mail does not
meet your
personal ethics although, I wish to use this medium to get in touch with you
first because it's fastest means . My name is Mr. George Culmer,the Executive
Director and Chief Financial Officer of Lloyds Banking Group United Kingdom. I
have decided to contact you urgently on a very important confidential
deal which
needs immediate attention.

The decision to contact you was based on the fact that I trust your capability
to receive on our behalf a sum of Â£48,000.000.00 {Forty Eight Million British
Pounds Sterling} this sum in question was a credit balance of our customer,
though a Foreigner who died since 6th of AUGUST 2005. This credit was
hold with
our bank here in United Kingdom for years before he dies, and the Director of
Account Operations approached me since he cannot transfer this fund alone
without going through my desk ( As The Executive Director and Chief Financial
Officer of our bank). With my position and experience, I have worked out the
modalities in such a way that the transaction will be accomplished. On the
receipt of your approvals, I will be very much glad to give you the complete
details of the business.

This may come as a surprise to you but as we progress, I will be able
to explain
to you how everything will go smoothly without any problem. Meanwhile, I am
100% positive if you can handle this transaction. Therefore contact me as soon
as you receive this message with your full names/personal data, and
your Mobile
Telephone Number/s so that I can call you for heart to heart discussion about
the business. I am anticipating your immediate response while thanking you in
advance for your understanding and co-operation.

Yours Sincerely,

Mr. George Culmer
E-mail: mrculmer@yahoo.com
Webb site: www.lloydsbankinggroup.com

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