419 scam: "DRAGHI"<laurens@full-house.nl> FROM MARIO / REPLY BACK

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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:
- "huge amount of money" (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.
- mariodrag55555@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "DRAGHI" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mariodrag55555@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 20 Nov 2013 02:13:00 -0800
Subject: FROM MARIO / REPLY BACK

Attention:Sir/ Madam,



    I am Mr. Mario Draghi, President of the European Central Bank, I am

    writing to enlighten you that Economic Policy of the European Union

    does not support transfer of huge amount of money outside any European

    Country without full clearance of the European Central Bank via my

    office.



    However, my office has taken over all the money Transactions like

    Contract Payments, Fund inheritance, or Lottery Winning originated

    from any part of Africa and European countries due to delay and

    corrupt practice of some officials of Apex banks and Security

    companies.



    Subsequently, Your Name/Email address appears as one of the long

    approved fund beneficiaries, whom their fund was successfully cleared

    from Terrorist and Money laundry.



    You are therefore advised to dissociate from any way you may have been

    struggling to receive this money no matter your commitment to avoid

    Misinformation and contact this office, I shall personally disclose

    and direct transfer of this fund to you with my office as the

    president of European Central Bank.



    Thanks for Your Cooperation.

    Reply : mariodrag55555@yahoo.com



    Mr. Mario Draghi

    European Central Bank .

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