419 scam: "Roberto.Wills"<info@sender.com> PAYMENT ALERT

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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)
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.
- lucas_conti@aol.com (AOL; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "Roberto.Wills" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <lucas_conti@aol.com>
Date: Thu, 24 Jul 2014 04:17:24 -0600
Subject: PAYMENT ALERT

POSTE ITALIANE S.P.A/INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
ITALY.

Dear Poste Italiane Beneficiary,

I.M.F PAYMENT NOTIFICATION.

We wish to inform you that the International Monetary Fund(I.M.F) has authorized us to remit to
you a total amount of €500,000.00, (Five Hundred Thousand Euros).

Your Cash prize was paid out to us by the International Monetary Fund, and they have
successfully succeeded in depositing your whole funds with us here at Poste
Italiane. Italy.

We have the order to take full responsibility in the transfer process of
your funds and thus commence the immediate remittance of your funds to you.

Be duly informed that because of our Poste Italiane transfer policy, your funds
will be paid to you via Bank to Bank wire transfer or by ATM Card.You will have to indicate your choice of receiving your fund.

To begin the claim process of your cash prize as stated above, you are
require to provide us with the following informations;

Your Full Names:
Address:
Phone Number/Code:
Country:

Upon the receipt of the above mentioned details and your choice of receiving your fund,we shall proceed to commence the payment of your cash prize to you

For more information on your payment status,please contact;

Sig.Lucas Conti
(lucas_conti@aol.com)

OR call our 24 hours Helpline @ +39 3510057141, for any inquiries on the
above message.

Yours truly,_
Roberto.Wills
Enquiry officer.,
FOR; Mr.Lucas.Conti
Payment Coordinator.
Foreign Claims Dept.
Tel: +39 35 100 57141
(Poste Italiane, Italy)

For:Poste Italiane s.p.a. Italy.
P. IVA 04107060966 – © 2014 POSTE ITALIANE S.P.A.

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The information in this email is confidential and intended solely for the
recipient,and is legally protected.
The use of this information by anyone other than the recipient is prohibited. Disclosure, Copying, Distribution
of this information to third parties is not allowed.
Poste Italian,Italy is not liable for the improper and incomplete transmission of the contents of a sent email nor for any delay in its receipt.
This footnote also indicates that the contents of this email has been scanned by a current virus/scam scanner for the presence of computer virus/scam.

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