419 Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam (2006-01)

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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.
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.
- softcomputeraidgmbh@gmail.com (Gmail/GoogleMail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "Soft Computer Aid Gmbh" <acountmail@rediffmail.com>
Reply-To: softcomputeraidgmbh@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 9 Feb 2012 02:12:13 +0300 (MSK)
Subject: Don of computer material/Don de
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Soft Computer Aid Gmbh
Bernhard St.73
Munich - Germany
@: softcomputeraidgmbh@gmail.com

Dans son programme d'aide au développement, la firme allemande «Soft
Computer Aid GmbH » fait don d’un certain nombre de Matériel Informatique
remis à neuf à toutes les

Associations, ONG de Jeunes du monde qui seraient dans le besoin et dont
l'objectif est l’Education ou la Santé de la Jeunesse et le développement
de leur localité. Au nombre de ces

Matériels nous avons :
- Ordinateurs portables de marques (Dell, Toshiba, Hp, Sony, IBM)
- Ordinateurs de bureau Pentium 4 (Ecran LCD/Plasma TV + Unités Centrales
(frujitsu, Siemens, Hag)
- Imprimantes Laser (Canon, Hp)
- Scanners (Canon)

Pour faire une demande à Soft Computer Aid Gmbh, veuillez nous écrire pour
recevoir le formulaire de Demande de Donation à l'adresse suivante :
softcomputeraidgmbh@gmail.com
La Direction Donation Soft Computer Aid Gmbh - (Dép. Communication)

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Soft Computer Aid Gmbh
Bernhard St.73
Munich - Germany
@:softcomputeraidgmbh@gmail.com

In his/her/its program of help to the development, the German business
«Soft Computer Aid GmbH» makes grant of a certain Computer Material number
put back to nine to all

Associations, NGO of Youngsters of the world that would be in the need and
whose objective is the education or the Health of Youth and the
development of their locality. To the

number of these Materials we have:

- Portable computers of marks (Dell, Toshiba, Hp, Sony, IBM)
- Computers Pentium 4 (Screen LCD/Plasma TV + Central Units (frujitsu,
Siemens, Hag)
- Laser printers (Cannon, Hp)
- Scanners (Cannon)

To make a demand to Soft Computer Aid Gmbh, please write us to receive the
form of Donation Demand to the following address:
softcomputeraidgmbh@gmail.com
The Direction Donation Soft Computer Aid Gmbh - (Dép. Communication)
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