419 scam: "Mr Churchill Moore"<support@stbcamp.ca> For your consideration alone.

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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.
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.
- churchillmoore17@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr Churchill Moore" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <churchillmoore17@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 26 Sep 2013 06:13:33 +0300
Subject: For your consideration alone.

Good day,

This is a personal email directed to you for your consideration alone, I

request that it remain and be treated as such only. I am a banker with

HSBC here in Nigeria I have an interesting business proposal for you that

will be of immense benefit to both of us. Although this may be hard for

you to believe, we stand to gain $30.2 million USD between us in a matter

of days. Please grant me the benefit of doubt and hear me out. I need you

to signify your interest by replying to my

email:(churchillmoore17@yahoo.com) Most importantly, I will need you

to promise to keep whatever you learn from me between us even if you

decide not to go along with me. I will make more details available to you

on receipt of a positive response from you.

Warm regards from Nigeria

Anti-fraud resources:

What can you do when you receive 419 spam