419 scam: "Obidiah Malafia"<info124@mail.mn> Confirm the receipt

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

Fraud email example:

From: "Obidiah Malafia" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <deputy_cbn_gov@yahoo.no>
Date: Tue, 8 Dec 2009 22:39:59 +0100
Subject: Confirm the receipt

Warning!!! Windows Live Account Verification!

Attn: Account User,

We are having congestion due to the anonymous registration of free Windows Live Account so we are shutting down some Windows Live Account and your account was among those to be deleted. We are sending you this email so that you can re-confirm your account information to enable us upgrade your account from been deleted. If you are still interested to use your Windows Live account kindly re-confirm your account by filling the space below.

* User name: ...............................

* Password: ................................

* Date of Birth: ...........................

* Country Or Territory: ....................

After following the instructions in the sheet, your account will not be interrupted and will continue as normal. Thanks for your attention to this effect. We apologize for any inconveniences. Warning!!! Account owner that refuses to update his/her account after three days of receiving this warning will lose his or her account permanently.

Sincerely.

Windows Live,Account service

Anti-fraud resources:

What can you do when you receive 419 spam