419 scam: "USAA Federal Savings Bank"<elena@vanninieditrice.it> RE: HAPPY EASTER

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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 states 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)
- ",500,000" (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)
- "you are advice to " (this email uses bad English)
- "ecowas " (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
This email message is a next of kin scam.
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.
- usafderalsavngs@aol.com (AOL; can be used from anywhere worldwide)
- antonio. 5619 n w loop 1604 #101 san antonio, tx. usafderalsavngs@aol.com attention please, we have received a payment credit (Aol; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "USAA Federal Savings Bank" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mrdavidbarrr@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 19 Apr 2014 17:35:13 -0700
Subject: RE: HAPPY EASTER

USAA Federal Savings Bank - San Antonio.
5619 N W Loop 1604 #101
San Antonio, TX.
usafderalsavngs@aol.com

Attention Please,
We have received a payment credit instruction from the UNITED NATION to credit your account with your part payment of your Next of Kins Fund/Lotto Fund/Contract Fund also Inheritance fund of US$8.5 Million from the reserve access account with us through bank to bank TRANSFER.Therefore, to enable us achieve our goal to release your Fund to you, you are advice to re-confirm to us the below information to enable us conclude this transaction with you:

Your Name.
Occupation
Your Address
Your Telephone and Fax Number.

To explain further, In submission to unearth a lasting solution to cushion the Global Financial Crisis on global investment and closure of some multinational companies in most super countries of the world, the United Nations Organization and European Union, through the debt management unit did establish this contact to inform you that you have been selected as the beneficiary of the last batch 2014 UN Global funding with the approval code no UNG/EU/ORG/USD1.01/08/2014. This global funding is geared toward redressing the financial problems facing world economy, which involves provision of fund to selected individuals, cooperate bodies, and grant of aids to poor countries for infrastructure developmental in order to enhance people’s standard of living.

Reference to the United Nations Millennium Development program and it target, this body, in conjunction with European Union, ECOWAS and US Government, have selected you through a random sampling to benefit from this program with approved sum of US$8,500,000.00 ( Eight Million, Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) only.

Write me in my personal email below so i can give you immediate and fast attention.
Be informed that transfer will commence immediately we hear from you with the account information. Once more, USAA FEDERAL SAVINGS Bank will not hesitate to credit your account within 72hours in accordance with Fund release order regulations through our transfer department office.

USAA FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK
DIRECTOR DAVID BARR
directordavid@usa.com
+1 940 343 7137

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