419 scam: "Adrian&Gillian"<andriangillina@bayford.co.uk> Charity Donation

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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:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
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.
- andrianbayford@aol.com (AOL; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "Adrian&Gillian" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <andrianbayford@aol.com>
Date: Sat, 4 Jan 2014 15:26:18 +0100
Subject: Charity Donation

Dear Friend,

This is a personal email directed to you. I and my lovely wife won a

EuroMillions Jackpot Lottery of ?148m EuroMillions in August last year. We

have decided to donate the sum of ?250,000.00 (Two Hundred and Fifty Thousand

Pounds) to you as part of our own charity project to improve the life of 5

lucky individuals all over the world.

for more details contact andrianbayford@aol.com

To verify the genuineness of this email please visit:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2187999/

Awaiting your urgent response.

Regards,

Adrian And Gillian Bayford

andrianbayford@aol.com

Anti-fraud resources:

What can you do when you receive 419 spam