419 scam: "DR BRIGGS SREMON"<zhangtao@gdjrb.gov.cn> CONGRATULATION

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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.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
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.
- briggssreymon@rocketmail.com (Rocketmail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "DR BRIGGS SREMON" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <claims_un011@w.cn>
Date: Mon, 4 Jul 2011 01:22:35 +0700
Subject: CONGRATULATION

FROM THE DESK OF UNITED NATIONS TRUST FUND
Government Accredited Licensed Promoters!
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
Cambodia Department of Humanitarian Affairs
(UNDP) Office: Address: #53, Pasteur Street,
Boeung Keng Kang I, Phnom Penh
Cambodia

AWARDED ANNOUNCEMENT.

UNDP Award# 0099740301

Batch# UNO/035/785589

This is to inform you that you have been awarded the sum of $750,000,00 in
the 2011 United Nations programme Award. Collections of all email addresses
of the people that are active on-line. Six people were selected to benefit
from this Financial Aid programme and you are one of the Beneficiaries.

The Information above falls within the KINGDOM OF CAMBODIA Location file
under the ASIA Department of Humanitarian Affairs and you are requested
to contact the claims department and send them your UNDP AWARD NUMBER; your
full name, address, country, age, occupation, telephone number, email,
marital status, to the INFORMATION FUND CLAIM DEPARTMENT.

UNITED NATION DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME.DEPARTMENT CAMBODIA
______________________________________________________________

Contacts. Dr briggs sreymon

Email:briggssreymon@rocketmail.com

yours faithfully

Dr briggs sreymon

UNDP Online co-ordinator

we congratulates you once more!!!

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