419 scam: "Wesley Mark" <weslma1@att.net> Final Notice

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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: "Wesley Mark" <weslma1@att.net>
Reply-To: <centeraw@voila.fr>
Date: Fri, 22 Apr 2011 14:43:08 +0100
Subject: Final Notice

Hello,

You have written to you more than once since the last 1 month, no reply from you. We want to know if you are ready to claim on your fund, from our Office has your email address and some other relevant information .which shows that you are to receive the fund, but it was marked "X" I have discovered why it was marked.

We want to know if you are ready to stake up your claims or not. Write back and notify us your readiness.

We need from you
1) Your Phone number
2) Your Address
3) Your full name

These will enable us cross check what we have in our file. And make your transfer without wasting time.

Wesley Mark

Hallo,

Du musst dich mehr als einmal seit dem letzten 1 Monat geschrieben, keine Antwort von Ihnen. Wir wollen wissen, ob Sie bereit sind, auf Ihren Fonds Anspruch sind, von unserem Büro hat Ihre E-Mail-Adresse und einige andere relevante Informationen. Was zeigt, dass Sie die Fonds erhalten sollen, aber es war "X" Ich habe herausgefunden, warum es war markiert.

Wir wollen wissen, ob Sie bereit sind, geht Ihre Ansprüche sind oder nicht. Schreiben Sie zurück und teilen Sie uns Ihre Bereitschaft.

Wir benötigen von Ihnen
1) Ihre Telefonnummer
2) Ihre Adresse
3) Ihr vollständiger Name

Diese ermöglichen es uns Gegenprobe, was wir in unserer Datei haben. Und machen Sie Ihren Transfer ohne Zeitverlust.

Wesley Mark

Anti-fraud resources:

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