419 scam: "MR FERNANDO G"<frnand@stp.com> >>>HOW I GOT MY FINANCIAL HELP <<<

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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
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:
- "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.
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.
- goldstarfinancedesk@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "MR FERNANDO G" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <goldstarfinancedesk@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2012 08:50:15 +0100
Subject: >>>HOW I GOT MY FINANCIAL HELP <<<

I am Mr Fernando , from Mexico , God has bless me with two kids and a loving wife, I promise to share this Testimony because of God favor in my life,2months ago I was in desperate need of money so I thought of having a loan then I ran into wrong hands who claimed to be a loan lender not knowing he was a scam. he collected 2,000USD from me and refuse to email me since. then I was confuse, but God came to my rescue, one faithful day I went to church after the service I share idea with a friend and she introduce me to Gold Star Finance Company , she said she was given 50,000USD by Mr Samuel Mark (C.E.O ) of Gold Star Finance Company . so I collected his email Address ,he told me the roles and regulation and I followed, then after processing of the Documents, he gave me a loan of 300,000.00USD . i do come to see that you might be interested in his help for a loan , do find his personal email and contact him : goldstarfinancedesk@yahoo.com

CONTACT HIS PERSONAL EMAIL ON THE ABOVE MAIL FOR FAST RESPONSE BY HIM: goldstarfinancedesk@yahoo.com

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