419 scam: Alexander Correa <alexandercorrea123@yahoo.com> LOOKING TO HEAR FROM YOU

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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.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
- "dormant account" (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 next of kin 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.
- alexandercorrea123@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Alexander Correa <alexandercorrea123@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 11 Nov 2010 14:20:15 -0800 (PST)
Subject: LOOKING TO HEAR FROM YOU

Dear Sir/Madam,

My name is Alexander Correa,i work in the Account Audit Department of Guaranty Trust Bank (GTBANK)The Gambia.While working on the annual Account data of our customer base ,i discovered a deposit of US$3.7million in a Dormant Account(no activity has been performed in the Account for the past 9yrs). Further enquirers by me revealed that the owner of the account in question, died with his family in the concord air crash of July 25th 2000.As i am writing to you,there is no record of any claim whatsoever by anybody since the air accident happened which could be as a result of the fact that the owner of the account died alongside his assumed next of kin.

I am motivated to contact you because the situation is now desperate considering the fact that the government will take over the fund if no claim is made in respect of the money for a period of 10yrs.Therefore, i am requesting for your assistance to present you as the next of kin(Beneficiary) to the late account owner so that the funds can be remitted to your designated Account,thereafter,we share the money in the ratio of 60:40 that is 60% for me and 40% for you.

I want to assure you that this transaction will be done under legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law.Not forgetting to mention that the funds would be transferred in batches once all the paper work is concluded to avoid eye brows being raised.
After receiving your reply of interest,i will furnish you with the name of the account owner (deceased)as well as the exact step to take in order to actualize this transaction.

Kindly get in touch with me on this email address

alexandercorrea123@yahoo.com
if you are interested in this life time opportunity.

Regards

Alexander Correa

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