419 scam: Nacy Viola <renabacca@tin.it> Attn: Please

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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:
- "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)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: Nacy Viola <renabacca@tin.it>
Reply-To: violanancy11@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 30 Jan 2019 09:46:54 +0100 (CET)
Subject: Attn: Please

Dear Email Owner,

Attn please:

I am Mrs. Nancy Viola.The Homemaker that won Mega Millions jackpot of
US$169 millions at New York Lottery office in January 30th 2016 and to
avoid fraudulent notice, see my interview by visiting the link bellow: www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3668744/Wife-wins-169million-Mega-Millions-jackpot-husband-buys-wrong-ticket.html
:.

We just started international charitable donation campaign as we
will be giving a donation sum of Nine Million six Hundred Thousand
United States Dollars each to improve the life of three Lucky
individual from any part of the world. Your Name and email address was
submitted to us by the Google management teams as a web-mail User and
your name is among those listed to receive donation payment sum of
US$9.6 Million through the help of UNITED SERVICE AUTOMOBILE
ASSOCIATION BANK (USAA BANK).

According to the arrangements we signed: Dr.LAURA BISHOP, THE CHIEF
FINANCIAL OFFICER United Service Automobile Association Bank New York
Headquarter will be contacted as soon as your draft check worth US$9.6
Million is ready to enable them send you the payment through bank to
bank wire transfer to any of your bank account information you may
provide to them. Therefore, you will contact the bank CHIEF FINANCIAL
OFFICER yourself.Once you receive this email, reply me to provide you
with the bank contact details for you to contact the bank to enable
quick release of the donation payment to you because bank is always
engage with many customers and bank business.

If you receive this notification for the first time, your DONATION CODE
is:[NANCY+2018/GIFT/Gi1JS5E] make sure you attach it in your email
whenever you're contacting the bank Chief Financial Officer.

I wait for your reply so I can give you the bank contact details.

Congratulations & Happy Celebrations in Advance,

Good Luck and spend wisely.
Mrs. Nancy Viola
Homemaker wins Mega Millions jackpot.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O4-_Gi1JS5E

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