419 scam: "Adrian Bayford"<uk.live@yahoo.com> Message for you.

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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:
- "million british pounds" (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)
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.
- abayford22@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Adrian Bayford" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <abayford22@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Sat, 26 Oct 2013 05:40:13 +0530
Subject: Message for you.

Please, before reading this mail, I advise you to visit the below link:
http://news.sky.com/story/972395/148-6m-euromillions-

Actually, my wife & I won £148.6m on Euro-Millions lottery jackpot and we have voluntarily decided to
donate the sum of four point five million British pounds(£4,500.000.00) to fifteen (15) lucky individuals across
the globe. After some computer balloting means by Google Inc., your email was nominated amongst the 15
lucky persons to be compensated.

Having said so, we (my beloved family) have decided to disburse and transfer the sum of three hundred
thousand British pounds in your name/favor (as part of our fulfillment towards global charity support).
Therefore, to further your claims, you are requested to submit the following details:
(1) Full names
(2) State of origin
(3)Gender
(4)Tele Number
(5) Nationality

Our bank will affect the immediate transfer of the said fund to any of your operational bank account provided
correctly by you in your country. For your information, you did not win any raffle prize BUT you are being
compensated by us (Bayford's family). So please, you are advised to use the fund judiciary (not for terrorist act).Anyways, in order to redeem your claims, contact us via: abayford22@yahoo.co.uk

Best regards,
Mr.&Mrs. Bayford (Benefactors).
Personal Email ID: abayford22@yahoo.co.uk
Congrats!

WARNING: MAKE SURE YOU SEND YOUR REPLIED DETAILS TO MY PERSONAL EMAIL ID PROVIDED
ABOVE OTHERWISE YOUR FUNDS WON’T BE REMITTED AND WE WILL NOT BE HELD ACCOUNTABILITY
FOR ANY UNCLAIMED FUNDS.

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