419 scam: "Gbage George"<antya@GoNorthShore.org> Did You Receive My Mail.

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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: "Gbage George" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <gbagegeorge@globomail.com>
Date: Sun, 8 May 2011 19:35:00 +0300
Subject: Did You Receive My Mail.

Hello,

Please visit this site http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/en/doc/2003-12/26/content_293549.htm, I lost my client and his entire family in that plane crash.

I have been mandated by his bank as his attorney to provide any of his surviving relative for the claim of his fund or forfeit the fund as unclaimed but all my effort in locating any of his surviving relative has not been successful; thus, i am seeking your consent to present you as his surviving relative for the transfer of the fund to you.

My objective is not to make any monetary gain but to use my percentage upon the completion of this transaction for a humanitarian course by establishing a foundation for children living with "HIV AIDS" in Africa in honor of my late client and his entire family. I will give you 40% of the fund which is valued at U.S $27 Million.

Send the following information to me to enable me file the application for the claim with the bank: You're full Name, Your Contact Address, and And Your Mobile Phone Number and fax Number, Your Age/Gender, and Your occupation. On this my private email address, and my cell Phone #: 011-234-803-896-8767

I know we have not met before and this may come as a surprise to you, be assured that I have contacted you in good faith as I look forward to you response.

Regards,

Gbage George

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