419 scam: "MRS DORA SMITH"<dorasmith1@live.com> Your Account Credited (your confirmation is needed)

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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:
- "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- ",500,000" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "00,000.00" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "offshore 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.
- dorasmith1@mail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "MRS DORA SMITH" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <dorasmith1@mail.com>
Date: Tue, 8 Mar 2011 17:17:03 +0100
Subject: Your Account Credited (your confirmation is needed)

INSTRUCTION TO CREDIT YOUR ACCOUNT

>From The Desk of MRS DORA SMITH,
Head Investigation/Unsettled Payments.
Contract/Lottery/Inheritance/Next of Kin Payments
Calle de la cruz 2A,Madrid Spain.
Ref.NºA/H32/87
E-mail:dorasmith1@mail.com

RE:INSTRUCTION TO CREDIT YOUR ACCOUNT WITH THE SUM OF US$4,500,000.00
Greetings,
On behalf of the unsettled debt commitee I wish to congratulate and inform you that after thorough review and evaluation of your Inheritance/Contract/lottery funds in conjunction with the World Bank Auditor General and the International Monetary Fund (IMF)assessment report, your payment file was forwarded to us for immediate transfer of the above quoted amount to your designated bank account from their offshore account with us.
The reports given to us shows that you have been going through hard times by paying a lot of money to see to the release of your funds. The only thing required from you is to send all the transfer documents that will enable you receive your fund to enable us credit your account directly by telegraphic transfer or through any of our corresponding banks and send copies of the funds transfer release documents to you and your bankers for confirmation.
Your transfer slip N0:BA001176894/08.Please quote this transfer slip in all your correspondence with this office. You are required to reconfirm the underlisted:
a, Full name
b, Contact phone and fax numbers
c, Occupation
d, Contact address (home or office)
e, Age
f, Nature of unsettled payment.
g, Direct E-mail address.
We shall proceed with the processing/funds release once the aformentioned has been provided.Waiting for your response via email:dorasmith1@mail.com
Waiting for your response.
Yours sincerely,
MRS DORA SMITH

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