419 scam: "CANADA GOOGLE, INC" <wertzn@basd.k12.pa.us> OFFICIAL ACKNOWLEDGMENT!!

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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:
- "million 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)
- "allenlarge@zing.vn" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "CANADA GOOGLE, INC" <wertzn@basd.k12.pa.us>
Reply-To: <verificationcenter@zing.vn>
Date: Sat, 19 Jul 2014 06:46:17 -0700
Subject: OFFICIAL ACKNOWLEDGMENT!!

Good-Day E-mail Account User,

We know you will be surprise to read our email.We got your contact
from your Country email domain Directory, apart from being surprise you
may be skeptical to reply back to us because based on what is going on
in the internet world one has to be very careful because a lot of
scammer are out there to scam innocent citizen and this has made it very
difficult for people to believe anything that comes through the internet
but this is a different case.

Sir Allen and his wife Won the sum of $11.2 Million and they have
voluntarily decided to donate the sum of $1MILLION DOLLARS to you as
part of their own Charity Project in your region to improve the lot of 5
lucky individuals all over the continents of the Globe.

To Verify, please see their interview by visiting the Web- Page
Below:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1326473/Canadian-couple-Allen-Violet-Large-away-entire-11-2m-lottery-win.html

Your Email Address was among the Email Addresses which were
submitted to us by the Canada Google Branch, Inc as a Internet Regular
Online User; if you have received this email,please kindly send us the
Below Details so that we can forward it to the couple to enable them
transfer your Donation sum of $1MILLION DOLLARS in your name or direct
you to their payout bank to effect the transfer of the said funds to
your operational bank account in your country without any delay.

Your Full Name:
Your Confirm Home/Office Address:
Your Country:
Your Gender:
Your Age:
Your Cell/Mobile Telephone Number:

Send Your Response To;- allenlarge@zing.vn

Regards,

Online Announcer!

Mrs.Polly Yellow Fly.

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" IT'S BELIEF THAT GETS US THERE. "

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