419 scam: "Standard Chartered Finance & Securities"<pablo@fichaweb.com> REFERENCE CODE: CF&SC/02354

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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:
- "folanduff@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: "Standard Chartered Finance & Securities" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <folanduff@yahoo.cn>
Date: Sun, 26 May 2013 09:58:25 -0500
Subject: REFERENCE CODE: CF&SC/02354

FROM: Standard Chartered Finance & Securities

YOUR REIMBURSEMENT OF $4.600,000 USD.

Sir/Madam,

REFERENCE CODE: CF&SC/02354 $4.600, 000 US DOLLARS.

This is to bring to your notice that we are

delegates from the UNITED

NATIONS and the WORLD BANK to pay you victims of scam the sum of

$4.600, 000 USD (Four million Six hundred thousand Dollars Only).

You are listed and approved for this payment as one of the scammed

Victims to be paid this amount, get back to this office as soon as possible

for the immediate payments of your $4.600,000 USD compensations funds.

Send a copy of your response to via our official email with your full

Details below:

1. Full Names: ___________________________________

2. Residential

Address:_________________________________

3.Mobile Number: __________________________

4. Gender: _______________

5. Age: __________

6. Occupation: _________________

7. Nationality: ___________________

Contact compensation head office:

Name: Mr Folan Duff

E-mail Address: folanduff@yahoo.cn

In your response, make sure your subject line reads: REFERENCE

CODE: CF&SC/02354 ($4.600, 000 USD).

We wait to receive the information above to enable us proceed and commence

The payment of your compensation entitlement as scheduled.

Faithfully,

Mr Sandra Jones

Secretary General.

Anti-fraud resources:

What can you do when you receive 419 spam