419 scam: "S. Ayo" <hr@dsp.com.sa> WORLD INTERNET PROGRAMS

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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:
- "hundred thousand united state dollars" (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)
- "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)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
- "abuja" (a location commonly mentioned 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.
- macedalvin@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "S. Ayo" <hr@dsp.com.sa>
Reply-To: <macedalvin@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 28 Feb 2014 07:25:02 -0500
Subject: WORLD INTERNET PROGRAMS

Urgent

Attention,

Prominent User of the Internet How are you today? Hope all is well with you and our family?
I hope this mail meets you in a perfect condition. This is to inform you that a total cash prize
of US $5,600,000.00 Dollars, given to the first (8) people who will be compensated in this
world internet Programs. All participants are selected randomly from Worldwide Web site
through computer draw system and Extracted from over 100.000 companies I am using this
opportunity to thank you or using the internet daily.

Due to your effort, using internet programs indoor and in your office, we want to compensate
you and show our Gratitude to you with the sum of $5,600,000.00 United States of America
Dollars we have authorized Mace D. Alvin in Capital city Abuja Nigeria to assist you in getting
your compensation checks cross to you.

The name and contact address with you want your check to be delivered to Mace D. Alvin as follows;

CONTACT AGENT: Mace D. Alvin
MAIL: macedalvin@yahoo.com

Finally remember that I have forwarded instruction to Mace D. Alvin on your behalf to send the cash
prize of Five Million Six Hundred Thousand United State Dollars to you as soon as you contact him
with your Delivery address and Telephone numbers without delay.

Mr. Adebunmi S. Ayo
World Library & Museum
Former Director International Online
Co-coordinator. C 2009
WORLD INTERNET PROGRAMS

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