419 scam: "Vic"<ok@rocketmail.com> I can send a sample directly to you,it is genius,you will like it.

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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:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
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.
- vicmartinsilog@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Vic" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <vicmartinsilog@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 2 Sep 2009 05:09:18 -0000
Subject: I can send a sample directly to you,it is genius,you will like it.

Hello Dear friend

Some have hopes and dreams of being a millionaire, while some have ways and
means of making the same millions, I am among those that believe in ways and
means, if you accept to cooperate with me as my foreign partner, I will make
you see things for your self.Just a brief insight of my ways and means of
making millions of Euros, I have a printing papers for printing Euros

currencies, the result is that of original Euro currency, Upon your request, I
can send a sample directly to you, so that you can check out the result, it has
no different with the ordinary Euro currency, the bank accepts it as the

production is of a very high quality.How ever, I want to know if you will be
interested to partner with me? I assure you that the print is not fake, you

have the right to confirm the printed currency from any bank in your country if
I send it to you, and I equally assure you that the print contains all security
lines and codes.Please you have to keep this secret.

Till I hear from you.You can send your full contact address with telephone number for delivery of the sample to my private email address: vicmartinsilog@gmail.com .
Sincerely Yours.
Mr.Vic.

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