419 scam: Capital Trust <lihough@voila.fr> IN RESPECT OF YOUR PAYMENT

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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: Capital Trust <lihough@voila.fr>
Reply-To: kapitrust2@voila.fr
Date: Sun, 17 Oct 2010 05:57:39 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: IN RESPECT OF YOUR PAYMENT

Sir,

Here is to notify you that following the protest of the

United Nations, the World Bank, International Monetary Fund (IMF) and The

European Union government that all outstanding foreign debts should be released

to its beneficiaries forthwith unconditionally from transactions with any

Mortgage & Finance institutions in Europe, Asia and African countries, The

International Community has therefore approved and mandated that your long

overdue payment sum be released to you without further delay. Our consulting

firm, (Kapital Trust Ltd) was therefore appointed as accredited consultant to

handle the legal processing and authentication.

Your fund is scheduled to be released through bank to bank wire into your designated bank account. However, you are expected to visit the United Kingdom in person to endorse your fund release legal papers so as to avoid unlawful release of fund. Also,we implore you to reconfirm your current contact details and active cell/phone number while we furnish you with your payment directive as you confirm to us your flight schedule to the UK.Please feel free to communicate us via

email/telephone should you have any question as we are committed to serve you

better.

Yours faithfully,

Lillian Houghton

For: Kapital Trust Ltd

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