419 scam: "Swider"<swider@super.org> From McCarran INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT

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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:
- "western union" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "money gram" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- ",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.
Western Union money transfer is completely untraceable and therefore is *not* safe to use with anyone you do not know personally. It is the preferred method of online criminals to collect money from their victims.

Fraud email example:

From: "Swider" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <charles_swider@live.com>
Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2012 16:31:57 +0100
Subject: From McCarran INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT

Las Vegas, Nevada
Airport Shuttle Keeper

Good Day,

Sorry For The Delay In This Message, On Monday We Were Checking Over Some Files And Packages In The Office And We Discover An ATM CARD Which Was Address On Your Name, Home Address And Email (I Think It Is A Winning Funds) I Believe You Can Remember A Dealing That Has To Do With Some Cooperate Body Or Individual About This Said Funds To Be Deliver To You Through An (ATM CARD) But I Do Not Have Idea Why It Was On Hold At Our Airport Up-To-Date.

So We Contacted The Authorities And They Asked Us To Get In Contact With Senator Harry Reid, To Get An Approval To Figure Out What Was In The Package, After Checking Over The ATM CARD, We Discover A Total Sum Of $10,000,000.00 ($10 Million USD) Through The Router Figurative Machine Who Check On Balance Through The Number On A ATM CARD, So We Report Back To The Senator Harry Reid And We Were Asked To Deliver The Package To You From This Office. (Senator Harry Reid, Lloyd D. George Building, 333 Las Vegas Boulevard South, Suite 8016)

We Need You To Reconfirm Your Full Name And Home Address If Show As It Is On The Package We Have Here.

If You Want It To Be Delivered To You Immediately, It Will Cost You Just $225 Which Is The Charges For The Insurance Certificate And Delivery Of The ATM CARD Meanwhile Your Funds Is Save With Our Securities Service So Please Have That In Mind.

Below Is The Payment Information, Payment Should Be Made Via Money Gram Or Western Union And Also Send Us Your Address As Well For The Delivery So That It Won’t Be Deliver To The Wrong Address And Someone Else Will Receive A Miracle He Or She Never Worked So Hard For To Get.

SENDER’S NAME: ?????
RECEIVER’S NAME: KAREN REED
LOCATION: SPRING TOWN TEXAS
COUNTRY: USA
Amount: $225

The Information Above Is Where The ATM CARD Was Stop At McCarran INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT In Las Vegas, Nevada.

THIS MAIL IS NOT A SPAM OR SCAM MESSAGE, WE CAN DELIVER YOUR FUNDS TOMORROW IF WE RECEIVED REPLY FROM YOU, I HAVE INCLUDED MY NAME AND MY SSN FOR YOU TO KNOW I AM FOR REAL AND NOT A SCAM IF YOU NEED TO VERIFY ME, SO STOP DEALING WITH ANY BODY IF YOU HAVE SOME SCAMMER YOU ARE DEALING WITH AND FOCUS ON GETTING YOUR FUNDS HERE IN THE STATES, YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED NOT TO DISCLOSE THIS DEAL TO NO ONE OR ELSE TERMINATION FROM THE HOUSE OF SENATE WILL PENETRATE ON YOUR FUNDS DUE TO THE FACT THAT YOU WERE TRYING TO CONTACT ANOTHER PERSON TO FINDOUT WHAT THIS IS, SO NO MISTAKE OF SUCH WILL BE TOLERATED.

CHARLES SWIDER
Supervisor Manager
MY SSN NUMBER: 016-38-1497
For: Airport Shuttle Keeper

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