419 scam: "Cullen Bekker"<capitalflight@yandex.com> Confirm Your Capability

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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:
- "chambers" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
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.
- +447031958566 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: "Cullen Bekker" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <cullenbekker@yahoo.pt>
Date: Thu, 3 Sep 2015 09:46:49 +0100
Subject: Confirm Your Capability

From;Dr Cullen Bekker

4th Floor, Cromwell House, Andover Road, Winchester SO 23 7EW

Uk

Tel: +447031958566

Dearest Confidant,

I am Dr. Cullen Bekker, an auditor at the United Kingdom Probate and do sincerely hope that you receive this mail in good faith. I got your contact from the U.S. Chambers of Commerce and decided to contact you for a mutually beneficial investment business.I and the Registrar of the U.K. Probate Division, intends to bridge the Sum of US$24,600.000.00(Twenty Four Million Six Hundred Thousand Dollars) meant to be forfeited to mortmain and other
charitable uses due to lack of beneficiary claims.

As civil servants whom are highly placed but poorly paid, we want to bridge these funds to a confidential and trustworthy person for off shore investments to secure our retirement and then future of our families. All modalities for the bridging of the funds to you is secured and 100% safe especially as we are still in active service.

For your investment assistance, you will receive 30% of the $24.6 million, 60% will be invested on our behalf in ventures such as Agriculture, Medical, Oil and Gas or Real Estate while the balance 10% will go to charity for the less privileged in society.

However if you are not interested, kindly destroy this mail because we are still in active service.

Yours Sincerely,

Dr. Cullen Bekker

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