419 scam: "Tom Brown"<info@sender.org> Greetings,

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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:
- "million 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)
- ",000,000" (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)
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.
- +447087624521 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: "Tom Brown" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <tombrown0127@yahoo.com>
Date: Sun, 14 Aug 2016 09:10:09 -0000
Subject: Greetings,

Greetings,

I am representing the interest of a retired politician who has US$55,000,000.00 (Fifty-Five Million United States Dollars Only) domiciled in a security firm in Europe and urgently needs an Investor who can invest / trade with the fund for a period Ten (10) years but can be extended if the investment interest is satisfactory.

However, if you are interested in the transaction please, do get back to me with your full information together with your direct mobile phone so I can introduce you directly to the Financial Consultant who will assist in the coordinating of the transaction.

The Financial Consultant also deals with Bank Instruments, such as Bank Guarantee(BG) and

Standby Letter of Credit (SBLC) in case you are in need of bank instruments. He also arrange loan in form of cash for genuine and prospective project owners.

I wait for your response, you can also call me at anytime for more discussion.

Thanks and God bless.
Tom Brown
Phone: +447087624521.

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