419 scam: "British Airways"<nfobritishairways@gmail.com> IMMEDIATE ATTENTION TO YOUR PACKAGED PAYMENT/FUND RELEASE

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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.
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.
- british.infobritishairways.air@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "British Airways" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <british.infobritishairways.air@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 4 Apr 2010 22:27:58 -0700
Subject: IMMEDIATE ATTENTION TO YOUR PACKAGED PAYMENT/FUND RELEASE

British Airways
Baggage ClaimsUnit (S506)
PO Box 5619
Sudbury Suffolk CO10 2PG

Attn: Beneficiary

Notification for the arrival of a box in your name.

This is British Airport Authority, the world's leading airport company.

I wish to inform you that a box containing FUND have been received

through our Heathrow Airport on your name as appeared on the tag

attached to the boxes.

In view of that, we are contacting you to ascertain the correctness of

the name that appears on the tag and also inform you that the boxes

have since been deposited with the UK Treasury Insurance Authority for

safe keeping pending the outcome of this contact ,because i have been

receiving calls and mails from the senders Dr. Williams Luis and

Mr.Anil Gupta that , you are involved in a fatal automobile accidents

that, you have instructed them to diplomatically transfer your packaged

/ fund to Switzerland .please confirm and get back to me urgently so

that, i will be sure that, the information given to me by Dr. Williams

Luis are correct.

As soon as we hear from you, we shall proceed to deliver the boxes to

you without any delay. For your kind co-operation is highly

appreciated.

I want you to reconfirm the following information below.

1.Full Name:-

2.Home Address:-

3.Telephone No:-

4.Religion:-

5.Scan and send your passport or driver's license:-

I'm waiting for the above information and confirmation to enable me

direct you what to do next to receive your consignment.

Please, contact me via emai: british.infobritishairways.air@gmail.com

Best Regards,

Rev.Pascal Trecourt

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