419 scam: "Mrs. Lackson Davis" <mrsdavislackson23@msn.com> 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.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "inheritance funds" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "central bank of nigeria" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs. Lackson Davis" <mrsdavislackson23@msn.com>
Reply-To: <drpeteralbertimf@w.cn>
Date: Sun, 14 Aug 2011 04:53:34 +0000
Subject: NOTICE

>From Office of (Chairman)

Federal Reserve Bank of New York

33 Liberty Street

New York , NY 10045

Attention: Beneficiary

With reference to the information received from the Bank of Scotland, Central bank of Nigeria and the Banks of Benin Republic/United Kingdom stating that you have been a beneficiary of some amount of funds, which you refused to claim for the past years and contrary to this notions, the Federal Reserve Bank was informed by the correspondent bank in Africa/Uk whom has mandated us to confiscate your inheritance funds for Government use, since you have not complied with the right authority holding your funds.

Following the Audit of the total sum, we were being directed to contact you, based on the details of yours received from the presiding bank from Africa /United Kingdom and because of the legislative/restrictions law binding the citizens of the United States of America under the Presidency of Barrack Obama, I was directed to contact you, to confirm if you were being directed to pay any form of fee to receive your funds which caused the delay in the receipt of your funds.

Once more be informing that your funds has been credited into an ATM Visa Card payment method through the Bank in Nigeria, Intercontinental Bank PLC.

And stop any other communication or dealing with whosoever contacting you in regards to your funds payment, this is for your own good.

Awaiting your cogent response,

In referring you to the Bank contact information.

Mrs.Lackson Davis

Secretary.

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