419 scam: "Mrs. Vanessa Paula"<info@smtp20.allytech.com> Important Secrete For You About Your Funds

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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 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)
- ",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)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
- "sfylnter@yahoo.cn" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs. Vanessa Paula" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <sfylnter@yahoo.cn>
Date: Sat, 6 Apr 2013 02.26.23 +0200
Subject: Important Secrete For You About Your Funds

Attn: My Dear,

I am Mrs. Vanessa Paula Carlos, 50 years Old from USA. You might be wondering how on earth I got your mail. Well I was once like you trying to claim my long inherited funds for over 3 Years. I paid over 60,000USD (Sixty Thousand United State Dollar) to different Agents, Lawyer, FBI, even officials of UN and IMF around the globe just to get my funds but all to no avail. I saw on the news about one Certain Agent Michael Bourke who works with the CWH (Compensation Award House) and I traced and contacted him.

He took me directly to a paying bank in Europe where my inherited fund has been deposited and I showed all my documents to the bank including the Laundering Certificate. The bank verified my documents and my fund were transferred to my account.

I was very happy because all I spent was just 450USD which I paid to Mr. Michael for Paper Works. Mr. Michael further showed me list of emails that are yet to receive their payment from that same bank. I will advise you to stop every dealing with anyone and contact Mr. Mike to assist you getting your funds which is currently with the Bank in Europe. All the people you have been contacting are all criminals’ thieves that’s why you have not been able to get your fund. They will only keep asking for money until you are dry up and they have been declared wanted by the authority.

I will be leaving for Dubai tomorrow for vacation with my family. So contact Mr. Michael Now with the details below:

Mr. Michael Bourke
(Private Investigator)
sfylnter@yahoo.cn

Be aware that your fund with the bank was 15,000,000USD (Fifteen Million Dollars) so quickly contact him before the bank confiscate the fund.

I wish you good luck.

Yours Sincerely
Mrs. Vanessa Paula

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