419 scam: "MR SMITH N.PAULSON" <smithpaulsonn@ymail.com> RE: PLS REMEMBER TO CHECK UR EMAIL AND GET BACK TO ME

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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:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
This email message is a "New Partner from Paraguay" 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.
- alphainfoss@accountant.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "MR SMITH N.PAULSON" <smithpaulsonn@ymail.com>
Reply-To: alphainfoss@accountant.com
Date: Sat, 26 Feb 2011 05:42:11 -0600
Subject: RE: PLS REMEMBER TO CHECK UR EMAIL AND GET BACK TO ME

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Good Day,

I wish to inform you that this letter is not a hoax mail and I urge
you to treat it serious.I would have given you a call, but rather I
decided to contact you via an email to get us acquainted since it is a
safer way of private communication now.

Dear Friend, Something ago you receive email from my colleagues need
your assistance in repatriating the funds left behind by a late
customer which you believe is a scam or joke.But today, I'm happy to
inform you about my success in getting those funds transferred under
the cooperation of a new partner from LONDON. Presently I'm in LONDON
for investment projects with my own share of the total sum.Meanwhile,
I didn't forget your past efforts and attempts to assist me in
transferring those funds despite that it failed us some how.

Now contact my Bank officer, his name is MR MONDAY MARK on and you can
also email him at ( alphainfoss@accountant.com) ask him to send you
the total sum of $800.000.00 which I kept for your compensation for
all the past efforts and attempts to assist me in this matter. I
appreciated your efforts at that time very much so feel free and get
in touched with MR MONDAY MARK and instruct him where to send the
amount to you. Please do let me know immediately you receive it so
that we can share the joy after all the sufferness at that time in the
moment,

I am very busy here because of the investment projects which I and the
new partner are having at hand, finally, remember that I had forwarded
instruction to the secretary on your behalf to receive that money, so
feel free to get in touch with him, he will send the amount to you
without any delay.

COMPENSATION FOR YOUR PAST EFFORTS THIS IS MY BANK OFFICER:

MR MONDAY MARK
EMAIL: alphainfoss@accountant.com

Kindly reconfirm to him the following below information:
Your Full Name...........
Your Full Home Address ............
Your Occupation .........
Your Country .................
Your City...........
Your Phone Number .......

I guarantee you that this transaction will be executed under a
legitimate banking arrangement.

With best regards
MR SMITH N.PAULSON

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