419 scam: "MR FERDINAND CASEY"<info@net.com> EURO LOTTERY DONATION:::

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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:
- "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)
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.
- ferdinanrd00casey@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "MR FERDINAND CASEY" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <ferdinanrd00casey@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 25 Oct 2014 13:37:50 +0700
Subject: EURO LOTTERY DONATION:::

Deary,

My name is Ferdinand Casey, the charity coordinator to Mr Tom Crist who won $40 million in the Euro Millionaire jackpot on the 03.06.13 and have voluntarily decided to donate the sum of $500,000.00Usd to you as part of our own charity project to improve the lot of 25 lucky individuals all over the world. On the receipt of this e-mail, you should count yourself as one of those lucky individuals/recipients.

More so, do get back to us so that we can send your details to the payout bank.

Kindly visit the web pages below for further verification.

http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2013/12/16/tom-crist-lotto-winner-calgary_n_4455693.html

For claims,do provide the below details to our project auditor, Mr Ferdinand Casey who is in charge of your donation in your region so as to direct our mandated bank to make payment to you upon the receival of your details-:

EURO LOTTERY CHARITY PROJECT COORDINATOR,

MR FERDINAND CASEY:

EMAIL: ferdinanrd00casey@gmail.com

1. FULL NAMES:

2. MOBILE NUMBER:

3. COMPLETE ADDRESS / STATE / COUNTRY.

4. AGE / SEX / MARITAL STATUS

5.OCCUPATION.

6. A SCANNED COPY OF ANY VALID ID PROOF RECOGNIZED BY THE GOVERNMENT OF YOUR COUNTRY FOR PROOF OF OWNERSHIP.

Be informed that all donation fund must be claimed before 7 days of this notification.

Congratulations & Happy celebration.

For further information, contact this email : ferdinanrd00casey@gmail.com

Regards,

Mr Ferdinand Casey

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