419 scam: "Dr. David Brimley" <lindamarty2005@virgilio.it> From Mrs. Linda Marty

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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 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)
- "you are advice to " (this email uses bad English)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Dr. David Brimley" <lindamarty2005@virgilio.it>
Reply-To: dr.davidbrimley@katamail.com
Date: Tue, 25 Apr 2006 05:16:18 +0100 (GMT+01:00)
Subject: From Mrs. Linda Marty

From Mrs. Linda Marty
Royal Trust Bank Plc. (R.T.B)
Remitance
Department Office,
London,UK.

Hello,

I am Mrs. Linda Marty, the
secretary to the Director of Royal Trust Bank Plc. (R.T.B) London,UK. I
was directed to inquire if you can handle this transaction on behalf of
my boss ( Dr. David Brimley) and his devoted colleagues. The
transaction is about assisting us as our foreign counterpart to enable
us present you as the beneficiary of the $14.6million dollars left in
our finance company by our late deceased foreign customer since January
1993. The fund is currently laying in our costudy awaiting claim.We
will give you more details about these transactions when we receive
your affirmative response.

You are advice to contact Dr. David
Brimley immediately for
further procedure, Below are his's contacts:

Name : Dr. David Brimley
Address : 79 BANARES ROAD,
PLUMSTEAD, SE18
1HX, LONDON

Once again accept my apology for not waiting for your
permission before intruding into your privacy, it was all due to the
urgencies, in search of a foriegn partner.

Looking forward to hearing
from you.

Yours Faithfully,

Mrs. Linda Marty

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