419 scam: "REV,Dr Thomas Douglas," <drthomas_douglas3111@virgilio.it> Your approved funds are ready-now

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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: "REV,Dr Thomas Douglas," <drthomas_douglas3111@virgilio.it>
Reply-To: drthomas_douglas1958@virgilio.it
Date: Sun, 19 Dec 2010 12:24:50 +0100 (CET)
Subject: Your approved funds are ready-now

This is to hereby inform you that there is no more time to waste, your file
has
been under process and all modalities for your payment are at the verge
of
completion. You are therefore advice to contact this department for
instant
payment.of $18,5 million,your1)Name...2)Telephone And Fax..3)your
Address
United Nation Debt reconciliation department
Contact Person: REV,Dr
Thomas Douglas,
HEIR CLAIMS CONSULT.
17B, Castle Arcade Belfast,
Northern
Ireland BT1 5DG. U.K.

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