419 scam: Claims Journal <noreply@claimsjournal.com> Check out this ClaimsJournal.com article

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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:
- ",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)
- "standardcharetered01@cantv.net" (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.
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.
- remitandedepartmentfbn@financier.com (Financier; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: Claims Journal <noreply@claimsjournal.com>
Reply-To: Dr Alhaji Lawal Kankia Ibrahim <standardcharetered01@cantv.net>
Date: Thu, 22 Mar 2012 11:10:49 +0000
Subject: Check out this ClaimsJournal.com article

Dr Alhaji Lawal Kankia Ibrahim sent you this ClaimsJournal.com article:

Study Recommends Houston Ship Channel Floodgate

http://www.claimsjournal.com/news/southcentral/2011/11/15/195106.htm

Message from Dr Alhaji Lawal Kankia Ibrahim:

Contact us as soon as you receive this email Letter

ATTN VALID Beneficiary

ARE YOU STILL ALIVE DID YOU SEND ONE MRS VERONICA ANDERSON FROM USA TO RECEIVE YOUR US$4.000.000.00 BEEN YOUR SERVICE COMPENSATION FROM UNITED NATION.WE HAVE SENT TO YOU SEVERAL EMAIL WITH OUT ANY RESPONSE FROM YOU REGARDING US$4,000.000.00 Deposited in first bank of Nigeria PLC By The U.N Secretary General Mr. Ban Ki-moon

This Fund is from United Nation your Name and contact is Among the listed Beneficiary from AFRICA ASIA EUROPE MIDDLE EAST NORTH & CENTRAL AMERICA AUSTRAL ASIA SOUTH AMERICA that will receive this compensation Now your email address is been choose after going through your profile to use this Fund to help the less privileged people in churches Hospitals and motherless Babies Homes in your society so as to help people in there needs because of the Economic meltdown Facing the Nation Your US$4,000.000.00 has been Deposited in our Bank we shall give you more details when you reconfirm back the required information's as we are looking forward to transfer your Fund

Contact us immediately with the following details for the payment of Your Inheritance Sum of US$4,000.000.00 Your Name Occupation Phone Age Sex Country Telephone

Can you please clarify us if you know MRS VERONICA ANDERSON FROM USA Los Angeles with Her
Address 4935 McConnell Ave,
Unit #8, Los Angeles, Los 90066 her contact
Tel:+1808 572 8988

this woman who come to claim your Entitlement made us to understand that you are dead and want to prove to us that you are her relation that you ask her to receive this fund at your dying point please answer me this question did you send MRS VERONICA ANDERSON FROM USA to receive this fund in your favor please clear us because she have given us all her account information to transfer this US$4,000,000.00 in to her account in UNITED STATES but we decide to hold on till you clarify us any delay will warrant us to process the release of this fund to her Account and that will prove to us that you are dead

For your reply contact us on this email we shall only respond to you hence you contact us with this official email remitandedepartmentfbn@financier.com or standardcharetered01@cantv.net

Dr Alhaji Lawal Kankia Ibrahim
Executive Director

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