419 scam: "La signora Albertina Beatrice Aman" <beatrice_aman@standardchartered.com> =?utf8?Q?Cortes=C3=ADa_de_la_temporada.__Quiero

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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:

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:
- "beatrice.aman42@outlook.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "La signora Albertina Beatrice Aman" <beatrice_aman@standardchartered.com>
Reply-To: beatrice_aman@hotmail.com
Date: Tue, 31 Dec 2013 17:10:55 +0800 (CST)
Subject: =?utf8?Q?Cortes=C3=ADa_de_la_temporada.__Quiero_invertir.?=

CortesÃa de la temporada.

Soy la Sra. Albertina un banco Gerente de sucursal aquÃ en Ghana y a
travÃ©s de mis investigaciones oficiales de la oficina de comercio
exterior de nuestras cÃ¡maras de Comercio e industria, decidÃ en contacto
con usted directamente para obtener ayuda en la transferencia de la suma
de 7 millones, 250 mil dÃ³lares en su cuenta y si es posible invertir en
su paÃs.

Me comuniquÃ© con porque como funcionario, no tengo derecho a esa enorme
cantidad de dinero y yo no puedo estar directamente involucrados porque
sigo trabajando con el banco, espero que usted puede entender mi
situaciÃ³n y ayudarme a recibir e invertir este dinero correctamente en
cualquier negocio lucrativo que serÃ¡ rentable. Por favor, responda me
inmediatamente en mi direcciÃ³n de correo electrÃ³nico alternativa:
beatrice.aman42@outlook.com para mÃ¡s detalles.

Necesito su respuesta para mÃ¡s detalles.

Saludos
La Sra. Albertina
TelÃ©fono: + 233-545-664180
Nota: Estoy tratando con usted personalmente. Por lo tanto, usted tiene
que mantener esta transacciÃ³n confidencial.

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