419 scam: "Fernando Gonzales Jr."<frenandogonzalesjr@india.com> Greetings

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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:
- "frenandogonzalesjr@hotmail.it" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Fernando Gonzales Jr." (may be fake)
Reply-To: <frenandogonzalesjr@hotmail.it>
Date: Fri, 23 Sep 2011 21:49:06 +0100
Subject: Greetings

>From WinForlife!
Spensierati e sistemati
Online Operations Unit.

Greetings!!

I am the Database/Operations Manager of the the win4life & registration online Unit. I am contacting you based on a proposal that requires strict confidentiality and utmost sincererity and honesty.This proposal is worth €1,000,00.00 Euro and I am prepared to offer you some huge percentage(%),if you are willing to be my partner.

All that is required from you is utmost sincererity and honesty and I will have to use my influence as the operations manager to manipulate the draws and make you a winner of this unclaimed Winning sum of €1,000,00.00 which have been manipulated already.

My total guarantee is given when you are interested and if you are not interested in my proposal,please kindly ignore this email.But if you are willing,you can send a reply to my private email and further information concerning this proposal would be issued to you i.e (Winning Numbers,Reference and Batch numbers,Draw date and the Match (Jackpot) number and percentage(%) will be discuss.I would want to crave your indulgence that based on the sensitive nature of this proposal,our communication would be only through my private email and if personal contact is made from you through my official emails or telephone,I would deny any knowledge of you as my official emails and telephone calls are monitored as part of the offical practices of the Winforlife to ensure optimum confidentiality and protection of our core values. Thank you

My Name:Dr.Fernando Gonzales Jr.
Private email: frenandogonzalesjr@hotmail.it
Lottery Website: (www.win4life.info)

Note that further information concerning this proposal would be sent to you,if you are interested.

Regards,
Dr.Fernando Gonzales Jr.
Database/Operations Manager Winforlife

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