419 scam: "U.S.DepartmentofJustice@info.com" <test@derasat.org> Office of the Attorney General

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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:
- "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.

Fraud email example:

From: "U.S.DepartmentofJustice@info.com" <test@derasat.org>
Reply-To: <u.s.departmentofjustice@xd.ae>
Date: Thu, 6 Dec 2012 18:34:08 +0000
Subject: Office of the Attorney General

U.S. Department of Justice
950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20530-0001

Office of the Attorney General

Attention:

The U.S Department of Justice hereby email you regarding scam activities on the internet, we have a note right in front of us from the Inspector General of Head internet security that you are having a lot of communications with some fraudsters all in the name of compensation funds, inheritance and winning funds, this email is to caution you to ignore any email sent from mostly African country like Ghana, Nigeria , Ivory Coast , Benin Republic etc.

You are asked to stop all contact you have been in so far with any of those so called spammers, You are advised to get back to us with all that have been sent to you by those spammers to hasten our investigation on who is behind all this and who have been dealing with you to rip-off your hard earned income. You are to corperate with us to get those fraudsters arrested.

You really have funds but you've been dealing with the wrong people, your true funds is presently in Malaysia with Alliance bank plc, your fund have been kept unclaimed with Alliance bank on OCT 4th 2011 by the Micro-soft award winning house, The program is organized by the Board of Trustees and Directors for the end of the Year "poverty reduction and eradication you are one of the chosen beneficiaries for this program of "poverty reduction and eradication" in your country e-mail directory that is why you are compensated with the sum of $800,000.00 USD but you have been contacting the wrong people.

You are advised to get back to us as soon as possible so we can give you instruction on how to contact the bank about your fund transfer.

Best Regards

Signed: General Mascott Bradley

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