419 scam: "Dr. Smith Albert"<smith@yahoo.com> Funds

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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 state 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)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
This email message is a "New Partner from Paraguay" scam.
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.
- marcusrob16@gmail.com (Gmail/GoogleMail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "Dr. Smith Albert" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <marcusrob16@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 21 Jul 2010 19:17:28 -0700
Subject: Funds

Good day,

I'm happy to inform you about my success in getting the fund transferred to
a Swiss Account with the cooperation of a new partner from England who is an
international business man.

Presently I'm in England for investment projects with my own share of the
total sum. Meanwhile, I did not forget your past efforts and attempts to
assist me in transferring those funds despite that it failed us some how
that is why I decided to compensate you.

Now contact my secretary, his contact:
Name: Dr. Rob Marcus
Email: marcusrob16@gmail.com

Ask him to send you the total USD(Eight Hundred Thousand United State
Dollars) which I kept for your compensation for all the past efforts and
attempts to assist me in this matter.

I appreciated your efforts at that time very much. So feel free and get in
touched with my secretary Dr. Rob Marcus and instruct him where to send the
Money to you. Please do let me know immediately you receive it so that we
can share the joy after all the sufferings at that time.

In the moment, I am very busy here because of the investment projects which
I and the new partner are having at hand.

Finally, remember that I had forwarded instruction to my secretary on your
behalf to receive that money, so feel free to get in touch with Dr, Rob
Marcus and he will send the amount to you without any delay.You can as well
call me for more discussion.

Regards,
Dr. Smith Albert

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