419 scam: "Mrs. Amanda Davis,"<mrs_amandadavis0@sify.com> Mrs. Amanda Davis,

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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.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "international remittance department" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
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.
- mrs.amandadavis0@sify.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs. Amanda Davis," (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mrs.amandadavis0@sify.com>
Date: Thu, 30 Dec 2010 23:13:54 +0800
Subject: Mrs. Amanda Davis,

Notification

HSBC Group Head Office
Address: HSBC Holdings plc
8 Square London E14 5HQ
www.hsbc.co.uk

From: Mrs. Amanda Davis,
This is Amanda Davis, head of International remittance department HSCB bank London; I got your contact from global worldwide research as l and my boss need a foreign business partner. To execute a DEAL of (GBP8, 000,000) with us, it has already arranged but looking for a foreigner who will be Capable to handle it with us.

If you are capable update me so I will present you to my boss as the relation of our late customer funds to be transfer to you in your country, no risk involved. As we will be responsible for the legal documents to transfer the fund to you. And offer you a percentage. This deal will be executed under a legitimate arrangement.

I will appreciate your immediately respond to this my personal email.
E-mail: mrs.amandadavis0@sify.com

Yours Sincerely,
Mrs. Amanda Davis.

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