419 scam: Alba Espina <ls24024@salle.url.edu> YOUR COMPENSATION

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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:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "chrisbridge@w.cn" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
This email message is a "New Partner from Paraguay" scam.

Fraud email example:

From: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: <chrisbridge@w.cn>
Date: Tue, 26 Jun 2012 19:22:54 +0200
Subject: YOUR COMPENSATION

FROM THE DESK OF ALBA ESPINA.
DIRECTOR OF INVESTMENT PROJECTS
HOLDING AND ESTATE BUILDERS PARAGUAY.

Hello My Dear Friend,

Complement of the season,i hope all is well together with you and your
family if so glory be to GOD almighty. Well, Sorry to hear this news and
understand that the fault is not from me.I'm happy to inform you about my
success in getting those funds transferred under the cooperation of a new
partner from Paraguay.

Presently i'm in Paraguay for investment projects with my own share of the
total sum.Meanwhile,i didn't forget your past efforts and attempts to
assist me in transferring those funds that failed us some how.Now contact
my secretary, his name is Mr. Christian Bridge on his e-mail contact
below:( chrisbridge@w.cn ) Ask him to send you the total sum of
$1.5million USD which i kept for your compensation for all the past
efforts and attempts to assist me in this matter.I appreciated your efforts
at that time very much.So feel free and get in-touched with my secretary
Mr. Christian Bridge and instruct him where to send the amount to you.

Please this is the information you will send to her;

Your full Name...................................
Your address......................................
Your Occupation...................................
Your Telephone number.............................

Please do let me know immediately you receive it so that we can share the
joy after all the sufferness at that time in the moment, Iam very busy here
because of the investment projects which me and the new partner are having
at hand.

Finally remember that I had forwarded instruction to my secretary on your
behalf to receive that money,so feel free to get in touch with Mr.
Christian Bridge, he will send the amount to you without any delay as i
instructed her on your behalf ok.

Best Regards,
ALBA ESPINA.

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