419 scam: Roy Anderson <royyfresh01@gmail.com> Important Information

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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:
- "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)
- "top secret" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
This email message is a next of kin scam.
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.
- royyfresh@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Roy Anderson <royyfresh01@gmail.com>
Reply-To: royyfresh@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 30 Sep 2015 07:08:56 +0800
Subject: Important Information

Roy Anderson
Equity Research Analyst,
UBS Investment Bank,
United Kingdom | Banking.

Hello,

My name is Roy Anderson, Equity Research Analyst at UBS investment
bank London. I have decided to seek a confidential co-operation with
you in the execution of the deal described here-under for our both
mutual benefit and I hope you will keep it a top secret because of the
nature of the transaction, During the course of our bank year
auditing, I discovered an unclaimed/abandoned fund, sum total of {GBP
£15 Million British Pounds Sterling} in the bank account that belongs
to a Mexican businessman Who unfortunately lost his life and entire
family in a plane crash.

Now our bank has been waiting for any of the relatives to come-up for
the claim but nobody has done that. I personally has been unsuccessful
in locating any of the relatives, now, I sincerely seek your consent
to present you as the next of kin / Will Beneficiary to the deceased
so that the proceeds of this account valued at {GBP £15 Million
British Pounds Sterling} can be paid to you, which we will share in
these percentage ratio, 65% to me and 35% to you. All I request is
your utmost sincere co-operation; trust and maximum confidentiality to
achieve this project successfully. I have carefully mapped out the
modalities for execution of this transaction under a legitimate
arrangement to protect you from any breach of the law both in your
country and here in England when the fund is being transferred to your
bank account.

I will have to provide all the relevant document that will be
requested from UBS to indicate that you are the rightful beneficiary
of this legacy and UBS bank will release the fund to you without any
further delay. Upon your consideration and acceptance of this offer,
please send me the following information as stated below; so we can
proceed and get this fund transferred to your designated bank account
immediately.

-Your Full Name:
-Your Contact Address:
-Your direct Mobile telephone Number:
-Your Date of Birth:
-Your occupation:

I await your swift response and re-assurance through my Private email
address:royyfresh@gmail.com
so we commence this transaction immediately.

Best regards,
Roy Anderson

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