419 scam: "NICOLAS GARDNER." <web.info1223@btinternet.com> PLEASE GET BACK TO ME AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

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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:
- "million us dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- ",000,000" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "00,000.00" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "NICOLAS GARDNER." <web.info1223@btinternet.com>
Reply-To: "NICOLAS GARDNER." <dottwo1@live.com>
Date: Tue, 21 Feb 2012 16:27:30 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: PLEASE GET BACK TO ME AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

Good day.

I picked this interest to contact you because you are a foreigner, i want to let you know that there's no any risk, problem, fear or whatsoever involved in this business i am about to impose to you as all the loopholes has been taken care of.

I am Mr. Nicolas Gardner; an OUTSTANDING DIRECTOR EXCHANGE. During our banking annual auditing, i personally discovered an account that has been dormant for over five (5) good years without any beneficiary attached to it till date. This account is containing the sum of Thirty Six Million US dollars $36,000,000.00 and definitely, this fund will be confiscated by our BANKING CODE OF ETHICS if our bank happened to know about this dormant fund.

The mean motive why i have contacted you is to seek your permission in nominating you as the beneficiary so that the funds can be transferred to any valid foreign account you may wish to provide to avoid having the funds confiscated. Moreover, this account has no beneficiary and to facilitate this transaction, i would like you to provide me the below details completely to enable me update the account database and also enlist your name as the beneficiary:-

1). your full name / telephone/ Fax number
2). Nationality / age / gender
3). Address / occupation / position
4). your ID card

All you have to know is that this transaction must be confidential.

I anticipate your urgent response.

Yours truly,

Nicolas Gardner.

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