419 scam: FINANCIAL SERVICE AUTHORITY <costain.career@gmail.com> Dear benefactor

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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 pounds" (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)
- ",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 fake lottery scam. Consider the following facts about real lotteries:
1. They don't notify winners by email.
2. You can't win without first buying a lottery ticket.
3. They don't randomly select email addresses to award prizes to.
4. They don't use free email accounts (Yahoo, Hotmail, etc) to communicate with you.
5. They don't tell you to call a mobile phone number.
6. They don't tell you to keep your winnings secret.
7. They will never ask a winner to pay any fees to receive a prize!

Fraud email example:

From: FINANCIAL SERVICE AUTHORITY <costain.career@gmail.com>
Reply-To: kelvinsmith73@live.com
Date: Wed, 29 Aug 2012 09:24:05 -0700
Subject: Dear benefactor

FINANCIAL SERVICE AUTHORITY(FSA)
British Department of Humanitarian Affairs

Dear benefactor,

Your email has been selected by the United Nations(UN) for a cash
grant award of Five Million Pounds Sterling,(5,000,000.00) for this
year 2012 Grant Award.Your email

address was selected during our random email balloting for the cash
grant and if you received this notification,it means that you are a
lucky beneficiary of our cash

grant award.

The united nations authorities has decided to give this award to 15
beneficiaries from all over the world to help facilitate and improve
the standard of living to the

Commission,on the Limits of the strong Continental Shelf for
developing States, in particular the least developed countries and
small island developing States,and

compliance with article 76 of the United Nations Convention on the Law
of the Sea. This grant is been aided by the United Nations development
program and the united nations

trust funds for human security.Your cash grant pin number is(UNO-154/4456/012)

You are kindly obliged to contact our corresponding UN Payment office
(United Nations ) in UK and they will give details on how your funds
would be remitted to you.Do

contact our payment office immediately with the information's
below.Your grant numbers fall within your Location file, you are
requested to contact the event manager/Claims

Department, send your winning identification numbers and fill the
verification form below,to enable him verify your claims.

Be advice to keep your Grant/Compensation information confidential
until your claims have been processed. kindly contact your supervisory
officer at the British Head

Quarters.

Provide us your following information.

Your Full Names

Your contact current address

Your personal phone Number

Your international identification.

The name and contact address of the person in charge of verification
of your Compensation/Grant stipend is with Swatantra Grant A.
Goolsarran, You are advised to send your

communication particulars, Full names, Telephone/Fax numbers, Mailing
address, Age, Occupation and a scanned copy of any form of
identification to enable us have your

stipend sent to your designated address or wired directly into your
prospective account provided.

Best of Luck!

Swatantra Grant A. Goolsarran.
Executive Secretary,
FINANCIAL SERVICE AUTHORITY(FSA)

APPROVED CONFIDENTIAL NOTICE:
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This E-MAIL may contain information that is privileged, confidential,
and exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If you are not the
intended recipient, any

dissemination, distribution, copying, or use of this document is
strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error,
please notify us by email at the

eMAlL listed above to arrange for the destruction or return of the
original document to us. Thank you.
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