419 scam: "DONALD ANTHONY"<DONALD@sage.ocn.ne.jp> Hello Dear,I BRING A GOOD NEWS TO YOU...

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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:
- "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "hundred thousand united state 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)
- ",500,000" (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)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "DONALD ANTHONY"<DONALD@sage.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: <donaldanthony12@e-mail.ua>
Date: Sat, 9 Mar 2013 00:05:03 -0800
Subject: Hello Dear,I BRING A GOOD NEWS TO YOU...

FROM THE DESK OF MR.DONALD ANTHONY
FOREIGN OPERATIONS DIRECTOR,ZENITH OFFSHORE BANK
LONDON - UK

ATTENTION:

THIS IS TO NOTIFY YOU THAT YOUR OVER DUE INHERITANCE/CONTRACT FUNDS HAS BEEN GAZETTED TO BE RELEASED, VIA ONLINE PAYMENT.MEANWHILE, A MAN CAME TO MY OFFICE FEW DAYS AGO WITH A LETTER,CLAIMING TO BE YOUR TRUE REPRESENTATIVE.

HERE ARE THE INFORMATIONS FOR YOU TO CONFIRM TO THIS OFFICE IF THIS MAN IS TRULY FROM YOU OR NOT SO THAT THE BRITAIN GOVERNMENT WILL NOT BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYING INTO ANY WRONG ACCOUNT.

CLAIMER'S NAME: MR.PHILIP REEVES,
BANK NAME:BANK OF AMERICA, CALIFONIA.
ACCOUNT NUMBER: 151702533556.
ROUTING NUMBER:307070005
SWIFT CODE:N/A

PLEASE, DO RECONFIRM TO THIS OFFICE, AS A MATTER OF URGENCY IF THIS MAN IS ACTUALLY FROM YOU.YOU ARE REQUESTED TO FILL AND SEND THE BELOW INFORMATION FOR VERIFICATION PURPOSES SO THAT YOUR FUND VALUED US$10,500,000.00 EQUIVALENT (TEN MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATE DOLLARS) WILL BE RELEASE TO YOU VIA ONLINE PAYMENT MEDIUM

INFORMATION NEEDED FROM YOU FOR VERIFICATION ARE AS FOLLOWS:

1. YOUR NAME:......................... .
2. YOUR FULL ADDRESS...................
3. YOUR MOBILE PHONE NUMBER:...........
4. FAX NUMBER:....................... ..
5. AGE........................... ......
6. SEX:.......................... ......
7. ANY SCANNED COPY OF YOUR IDENTITY:..(NECESSARY).

YOURS IN SERVICE.
MR.DONALD ANTHONY
DIRECTOR,FOREIGN OPERATIONS
ZENITH OFFSHORE BANK
LONDON - UK

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