419 scam: "George McCoy"<aribobob@seznam.cz> Hello

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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 mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- +447031808243 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
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.
- george.mccoy@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "George McCoy" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <george.mccoy@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 17 Aug 2010 15:28:07 +0800
Subject: Hello

Hello ,

I am George McCoy,funds control manager of Crow Construction Company, one
of the world's largest Constructions company. As funds control manager, I
handle all our foreign Contract awards. In the last contract awarded, i
made an over draft payment of funds ($3millionUSD). These funds are
currently in a floating account here in London and with my position, i
cannot go ahead to have it transferred in my name, the board of directors
of this company can easily have access to my account.

I am contacting you to help claim and receive the funds, I will give you the necessary
informations you need for the claim and will use my position to make sure funds are
released to you as the beneficiary. Please note that nobody in this company should know i am
doing this that is why i sought for a foreign expatriate.

Now my questions are:-

1. Can you handle this project?
2. Can I give you this trust?
3. What will be your commission?If you can sponsor this transfer Consider
this and get back at us as soon as possible.

Please be rest assured that there is no single risk involved in this as funds have already been approved for payment.

I wait for your urgent response.

Please write to my E-mail: george.mccoy@hotmail.com

Thanks,
Yours Sincerely,
George McCoy.

(+44) 703 1808 243

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