419 scam: "British Foreign affairs Commission"<bfac110@w.cn> PAYMEMT NOTIFICATION.

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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: "British Foreign affairs Commission" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <bfac111@w.cn>
Date: Tue, 24 Aug 2010 06:23:31 +0100
Subject: PAYMEMT NOTIFICATION.

Office of Dr. Kevin Halford,

British Foreign affairs Commission London UK.

4 A1 King Charles Street,

London.

SW1A 2AH

Attn: Beneficiary.

This is to officially notify you that the sum of USD$8.5 Million only has been approved as part payment of your overdue inheritance sum.

The fund is now deposited in a private Bank here in the UK. On this note, you are required to re-confirm your following information to avoid paying to a wrong beneficiary and to enable us processed and release it to you without delay. So you are now advice to stop any communication you are having with any Bank or official as regards to your fund, we shall advice you the Bank to contact as soon as we receive your below information as requested by this good office.

1. Your full name

2. Direct Phone and fax number

3. Country Name and Full Address.

4. Your age and current occupation

Thanks for your understanding and congratulations.

We await your immediate response.

Regards.

Dr. Kevin Halford.

(Executive Director).

Anti-fraud resources:

What can you do when you receive 419 spam