419 scam: "Mr. Andrew Lumley" <alice@cdb.com.br> Re Unclaimed Notification

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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.
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.
- andrewlumley99@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Andrew Lumley" <alice@cdb.com.br>
Reply-To: andrewlumley55@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 17 Dec 2015 18:56:59 +0700
Subject: Re Unclaimed Notification

Federal Bureau of Investigation
J. Edgar Hoover Building
935 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, D.C. 20535-0001, USA

Attn: Re Unclaimed Notification,

This e-mail has been officially sent to inform you that the British Banking Association (BBA) in collaboration with UNITED NATIONS and Federal Bureau Investigation FBI has warned that all those who are yet to receive their benefit (ie) contract sum, inheritance, compensation, lottery winnings etc, has been argue to quite communication with every individual/office contacting you in respect of fund as notifications has been delivered to all the banks in Africa, Europe, United States and etc on the risk involved if any bank/beneficiary is caught transferring funds of any kind to United States citizens without the knowledge of the Federal Bureau Investigation (FBI).

This is to protect/guide beneficiaries from internet criminals around the world for safety of fund and such as preventing further extortion of money from beneficiaries. Also, an arrangement has been made to release funds through beneficiaries representative assigned agents in beneficiaries country of origin by depositing funds to beneficiaries assigned agents bank account in country of origin, after which funds shall be remitted from assigned agents bank account to beneficiaries provided bank account, also it is to prevent laundering of funds and terrorist activities going on around the world, also failure to abide by this rules, we shall have no choice but to arrest all those involved.

To this effect, you have been advised to provide us with the below information, so that we can officially contact all the banks in charge of beneficiaries transaction to direct them on the procedures needed in remittance of fund through appointed agent in beneficiaries country of origin.

Name in full:
Address:
Age:
Marital Status:
Valid Id:
Direct tel:
Banks where fund is coming from:
Beneficiary expected amount to receive:

Finally, we shall respond to you upon your reply for further directives but be reminded that this is an instruction from the (BBA) in collaboration with United Nations, and the FBI office. You can reach me on: andrewlumley99@gmail.com

Thank you for your understanding.

Yours truly,
Andrew Lumley

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