419 scam: "EDWIN CLARK"<edwinclark824@yahoo.co.uk> CONFIDENTIAL

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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
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:
- ",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)
- "dormant account" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- edwinclark@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "EDWIN CLARK" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <edwinclark@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 11 Mar 2013 17:58:02 +0530
Subject: CONFIDENTIAL

10/03/2013

Greetings,

Good day. I am Mr Edwin Clark a staff of Alfa Bank Plc, here in
London, and I would like to confide in you regarding an opportunity
in my office.

I discovered a dormant account in my office, ($37,000,000.00)Thirty seven
millions us Dollars Owned by the LATE GHANAIAN PRESIDENT MR JOHN EVANS
ATTA MILLS

The fund where been padded in a brief case with
photographic materials.

By virtue of my office As the General Manager , this
account is under my direct supervision and I am in the position to
influence its approval and payment to your account.

The payment will only take us seven working days to accomplish,
You are required to confirm the under listed details as soon as
possible for onward payment.

I shall compensate you with 35% of the total cost, 15% for expenses
and 50% for me thanks.

My private email;edwinclark@hotmail.com

Your FULL NAME;.........
Private Telephone Number:.......
PHOTOCOPY OF YOUR DRIVERS LICENSE OR
INTERNATIONAL PASSPORT;.....
Res. Address/occupation

Thanks.my regards
Mr Edwin

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