419 scam: Mrs Sandra Kay <johnhill4355@gmail.com> Good Day, My Dear!.

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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:
- "courier company" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
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.
- oceanicbankplc.bankplc94@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Mrs Sandra Kay <johnhill4355@gmail.com>
Reply-To: oceanicbankplc.bankplc94@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 26 Jul 2011 09:17:45 +0530 (IST)
Subject: Good Day, My Dear!.

P {MARGIN:0px;}UL {MARGIN-TOP:5px;MARGIN-BOTTOM:5px;}OL {MARGIN-TOP:5px;MARGIN-BOTTOM:5px;}Good Day, My Dear!. This is to inform you that your own share of the fund my husband
deposited in the COURIER COMPANY before he traveled out of country for
investment project has been retrieved from the COUREIR COMPANY due to
the unsecessful chipment and costom delays. Precisely i've succeeded in
geting the fund deposited in FINANCIAL
BANK PLC BENIN REPUBLIC to transfer your money directly into your bank
account at your country ok.since his secreatry stated that he did not hearfrom you or receive your mail,i decided to made arrangement with OCEANIC BANK BENIN
REPUBLIC on how to transfer your money into your bank account at your
country and note that your money which bank going to transfer is
$4.5.000.00 and what you have to do right now is to contact the bank
immediately,so that the
manager will transfer your money into your bank account. Contact the
Manager and discuss with him on how to transfer your money directly
into your bank account at your country ok.
Try to contact bank through this.
MR.Owen Ibrahim,THE FINANCIAL BANK PLC MANAGER
MANAGER'S PHONE NUMBER..00229-93872 616.
EMAIL....[ oceanicbankplc.bankplc94@gmail.com]
please make sure that you follow bank manager's instruction and forward
all your bank account details where to transfer your money,
These are information FINANCIAL BANK PLC Manager need from you. YOUR ACCOUNT NAME----------------------
YOUR ACCOUNT NUMBER---------------------
NAME OF YOUR BANK-----------------------
YOUR ACCOUNT TYPE-----------------------
YOUR ROUTE NUMBER-----------------------
YOUR BANK ADDRESS----------------------------
YOUR COUNTRY--------------------------------------
YOUR SWITCH CODE------------------------------
CURRENT PHONE NUMBER-------------------YOUR AGE--------------------------------------------
OCCUPATION----------------------------------------- May God Be With you and your family.
Warmest Regards,
(Your Partner's Wife)
Mrs Sandra Kay.
May God Be With you

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