419 scam: "Ms.Esther Clark"<infos1@mednet.md> RE: GREETINGS FROM MS. ESTHER CLARK

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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:
- "transfer into your account" (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.
- msestherclark5@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Ms.Esther Clark" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <msestherclark5@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 11 Dec 2013 18:41:09 -1200
Subject: RE: GREETINGS FROM MS. ESTHER CLARK

Hello Dear,

How are you my dear,my name is Ms.Esther Clark from UK London,I work with one of the Banks here in England. My dear I want you to keep this mail very secret as I would not like any member of our staff to hear about it.

I am contacting you base on one of our late customer,Mr.Abdel Khalid from Libya North Africa who was an international cured oil dealer. He died last two years in his home town Bani Walid during the crises of Late.President Moammar Gaddfia. Before his death, he has the sum of US$25 Million here in my branch and I happened to be her account officer. My dear I want you to stand as his next of kin so that my bank will transfer this money into your bank account in your Country.

I have all the whole powers to present you as the Next of kin if you can be able
to work with me. Let hear from you as soon as you get this mail, so that we can further ahead for this transaction it will only take few banking days to get this money transfer into your account.

Contact me if you are ready to do this deal. (msestherclark5@gmail.com)

Your's faithfully,

Ms.Esther Clark.

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