419 scam: "Mr. Russell Franklin"<ed@pitmanair.com> Your uncashed checks and wages and Forgotten Pension Benefits and Unclaimed cas

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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:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "waiting for your urgent response" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Russell Franklin" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <russellfranklin@vp.pl>
Date: Wed, 16 Nov 2016 15:20:29 +0100
Subject: Your uncashed checks and wages and Forgotten Pension Benefits and Unclaimed cash Funds

Dear Friend

I will like to introduce to you a business that will be beneficial to both of us. The business also requires an urgent attention and secrecy.

Currently, states, federal agencies and other financial organizations collectively hold more than $58 billion in unclaimed cash and benefits. That's roughly $186 for every U.S. resident and other citizens of Europe, Asia and the Oceania. The unclaimed property comes from a variety of sources, including abandoned bank accounts and stock holdings, unclaimed life Insurance policies, CD’s, trust funds, uncashed checks and wages and forgotten pension benefits. .

So me and my colleagues at CITI BANK discover an abandoned fund for years worth $85 Million USD and have moved the fund to a Utility deposits, escrow accounts. If you are interested, kindly get back to me as soon as possible so that I will send to you the details as we cannot claim this fund but need a foreigner who will act and claim this fund and we all share it %80 for me and my colleagues and 20% for you and any expenses will be shared 50/50 to see this deal is sealed within 4 day..

CHECK BELOW WEBSITE FOR AUTHENTICATION:

http://www.unclaimedassets.com/

http://money.cnn.com/2013/01/24/pf/unclaimed-money/

https://au.news.yahoo.com/sa/a/32834781/australians-missing-out-on-1-billion-in-lost-cash/

Thanks for your attention and waiting for your urgent response on my private email: russellfranklin@vp.pl

Mr. Russell Franklin

Chief Operating Officer

{CITI GROUP}

Direct Personal Email: russellfranklin@vp.pl

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