419 scam: "Orphanage Home"<umeda.cc@t-suikou.co.jp> Gideon Orphanage Home

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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.
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.
- orphanagehome1955@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Orphanage Home" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <orphanagehome1955@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 15 May 2014 13:10:05 -0700
Subject: Gideon Orphanage Home

Gideon Orphanage Home

Hello,

We wish to use this opportunity to appeal to you in helping the orphans and less privileged. We take care of orphans as a way to extend our love and care to children that are homeless and not cared for by either their parents or guardians by providing for their needs; feeding, shelter, clothing, education and morals lessons to enable the children go through the right path in life. If these children are left on the street, they tend to indulge in criminal acts which will turn them to menace to the society.

We realised that because of economic situation, we are finding it hard to fund these basics needs for these children.Needs especially feeding is essential in the life of these children to enable them grow physically, mentally and educationally. We also arrange to pay for their school fees and books.

We shall need your help in raising fund to support this children to enable them to have good life. We need your support in term of fund, we find. We shall appreciate if God will bless these children through you and we pray that God Almighty shall continue to bless you abundantly.

your name will also be announce on the BBC when the time comes, i want you to know that as you help us the lord the continue to help you all

Yours faithfully,
Gideon Orphanage Home
orphanagehome1955@yahoo.com

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