419 scam: "Mr. Gene Wales" <lgambassi@alice.it> Our Ref: BOA/NY-USA/TTD/998/010

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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:
- "00,000.00" (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)
- "high court" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
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.
- goodsrvice012@aol.com (AOL; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Gene Wales" <lgambassi@alice.it>
Reply-To: goodsrvice012@aol.com
Date: Sat, 8 Feb 2014 19:51:12 +0100 (CET)
Subject: Our Ref: BOA/NY-USA/TTD/998/010

Bank of America 1680 Broadway, New York,
N.Y 10019, USA Credit Control / Telex Dept.
Tel: 1(347) 514-7031

Our Ref: BOA/NY-USA/TTD/998/010

Attention,

With all due respect. My name is Gene Wales one of the us delegates to the
Nigerian financial intelligence unit (NFIU) presently in new york
disbursing Long outstanding over due funds to beneficiaries.please you can
view the Website to confirm http://www.nfiu.gov.ng
and want to know if
you sent Mr. Page Liberty to claim your contract award sum
$35,700,000.000,00 as your next of Kin which has been deposited with the
BANK OF AMERICA, New York.

Please your urgent responds will be highly impressed to enable us release
your Fund to him because he is here with some document which verified that
you sent Him. Here are some of the documents he provided.

(1) letter of administration.
(2) high court injunction.
(3) order to release.

please if you did not authorized anybody.Reconfirm to us your full
name,resident address,phone and your BANK account to handle the TRANSFER.

Below here is the authorized bank contact information.

Bank name: BANK OF AMERICA
Contact person: Charles O. Holliday, Jr
E-mail contact: goodsrvice012@aol.com
E-mail address: info.customerservice@cms-us.org
Bank phone: 1(347) 514-7031

Regards,
Mr. Gene Wales.

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