419 scam: "MRS.ALISA DONA" <mrs.alisad@yahoo.com.ph> REMAIN BLESS MRS.ALISA DONA

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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:
- "swift card payment center" (this phrase is often used in the ATM card payment scam)
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.
- office08@yahoo.com.ph (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "MRS.ALISA DONA" <mrs.alisad@yahoo.com.ph> (may be fake)
Reply-To: office08@yahoo.com.ph
Date: Fri, 9 Aug 2013 10:44:09 -0000 (GMT)
Subject: REMAIN BLESS MRS.ALISA DONA

DEAREST FRIEND,

WE HAVE ARRANGED YOUR PAYMENT (1.8M) THROUGH SWIFT CARD PAYMENT
CENTER,THIS APEX BANK WILL SEND YOU AN ATM CARD WHICH YOU WILL USE TO
WITHDRAW YOUR MONEY IN ANY AUTOMATIC TELLER MACHINES (ATM) IN ANY PART OF
THE WORLD, BUT THE MAXIMUM IS 1,500 PER DAY.

KINDLY CONTACT THE BELOW PERSON WHO IS IN POSITION TO RELEASE YOUR ATM
PAYMENT CARD. SEND YOUR INFORMATION WHICH THEY WILL USE TO SEND THE CARD
TO YOU.WITH YOUR INFORMATIONS SUCH AS YOUR ADDRESS ,YOUR AGE TELEPHONE
NUMBER ,YOUR OCCUPATION AND YOUR PICTURE ,CONTACT PERSON DR MESHACK
JONATHAN EMAIL ADDRESS: (office08@yahoo.com.ph) THE ONLY MONEY
THAT YOU HAVE TO PAY IS $100 USD.

REMAIN BLESS MRS.ALISA DONA

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