419 scam: "HM REVENUE & CUSTOMS"<prueba@alberguesvera.com> NOTICE ABOUT THE SHIPMENT OF YOUR RECOVERED INHERITANCE SUM OF USD5,500,000.00

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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 fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
- "diplomatic delivery"
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "inheritance funds" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "the consignment" (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)
- "consignment " (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)
- "hundred thousand united states dollars" (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)
- ",500,000" (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)
- "00,000.00" (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)
- "diplomatic delivery" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
- "the diplomat " ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
- "a diplomat " ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
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.
- 447418478053
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.
- cjefferson@mail2uk.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "HM REVENUE & CUSTOMS" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <cjefferson@mail2uk.com>
Date: Thu, 3 Nov 2016 16:27:17 +0100
Subject: NOTICE ABOUT THE SHIPMENT OF YOUR RECOVERED INHERITANCE SUM OF USD5,500,000.00

HM REVENUE & CUSTOMS
ROOM 1C/23, 100 PARLIAMENT STREET,
LONDON SW1A 2BQ, UK.
E-MAIL: cjefferson@mail2uk.com
Telephone: 44 741 847 8053

NOTICE ABOUT THE SHIPMENT OF YOUR INHERITANCE SUM OF USD5,500,000.00 THROUGH DIPLOMATIC DELIVERY.

This is to bring to your attention that your inheritance sum of USD5,500,000.00 (Five Million, Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) which was recovered by the Anti Fraud Unit of the Metropolitan Police will be leaving London to your country tomorrow.

The management of this agency made arrangement for your recovered inheritance sum of USD5,500,000.00 to be conveyed to you through diplomatic delivery because our investigation proved that you are the beneficiary of the funds and we consider it obligatory to fulfill our civic responsibility in engaging the services of a diplomat that will convey the consignment containing the USD5,500,000.00 to you to ensure that your inheritance funds gets to you.

You need to forward your contact cell phone number to me immediately for onward transmission to the diplomat because he will be calling you phone to notify you of his arrival to your country, so it is absolutely important you reconfirm your address and cell phone number to me immediately should in case any changes.

You can reach me on this telephone number: 44 741 847 8053 if you wish to speak with me on the phone for more information.

For: HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC)

Signed:
Mr. Jefferson Cole.
Director General, Financial Services.
HM Revenue & Customs.
London, United Kingdom.

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