419 scam: "MR.RENEE D ,GRAHAM"<angela@wllssy.com> Hello Dear

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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 united states 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)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "MR.RENEE D ,GRAHAM" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <wbfs19111@e-mail.ua>
Date: Fri, 10 Aug 2012 14:40:07 -0400
Subject: Hello Dear

Hello Dear

This is to notify you that your funds (US$8,300,000=00) are currently being lodged into Wood Forest National Bank in Sam Antonio Texas Branch. After our board
meeting yesterday with the United Nation, we decided to give you beneficiaries total opportunity/privileges to transfer funds via telephone
banking to be able to escape international monetary policies which is against transfer of funds above One Million United States Dollars.

However, this new payment arrangement is designed to help you get access to global telephone banking and complete transfer of funds
without any further delay delay.

Finally, I want you to furnish us with your full name, your address, your mobile telephone number and copy of your ID. This is all we need to open a telephone online account for you in our bank and make sure you are the right to receive the said fund. Therefore for immediate payment, update us upon the receipt of this email so that we can open an active telephone online account for you in our bank and credit you with the said fund within 24hours. .

Thank you for banking with us.

Mr. Renee D. Graham

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