419 scam: "FINANCIAL SERVICES AUTHORITY (FSA)"<s100200_10051@yahoo.com> FROM THE DESK OF LORD ADAIR TURNER

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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.
- fsa200202@aol.com (AOL; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "FINANCIAL SERVICES AUTHORITY (FSA)" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <fsa200202@aol.com>
Date: Sat, 18 Feb 2012 09:59:34 -0800
Subject: FROM THE DESK OF LORD ADAIR TURNER

FINANCIAL SERVICES AUTHORITY
25 THE NORTH COLONNADE, CANARY WHARF, LONDON E14 5HS
(Company No. 0192)

FROM THE DESK OF LORD ADAIR TURNER
CHAIRMAN, FINANCIAL SERVICES AUTHORITY (FSA).
DIRECT TELEPHONE: (44) 7045

It has come to our notice via our central monitoring computer that a huge
fund has been credited in your name for transfer with a London Bank.

Under the stipulated enabling Law of the Government of Great Britain
and Northern Ireland and other Commonwealth States, any huge fund that
has been found in our computer system waiting to be transferred without
claims for a period of 6 months or less, shall be confiscated and
forfeited to the Government of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

We do hereby ask you to contact this office immediately for
ratification within the 3 days of this notice or consider your fund
confiscated. We appreciate your urgent co-operation.

Kindly reach us through: fsa200202@aol.com

20 - 02 - 2012

LORD ADAIR TURNER,
CHAIRMAN, FINANCIAL SERVICES AUTHORITY (FSA).
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM

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