419 scam: "Mr.Anton Vasile" <mr.meendez@gmail.com> Compliments of the day,

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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.
- mr.antonvasile101@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr.Anton Vasile" <mr.meendez@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mr.antonvasile101@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 23 Aug 2014 08:09:47 -0300
Subject: Compliments of the day,

Kindly pardon my instrusion as this email is based on the urgency of it's
demand. I am Anton Vasile, The Operations Manager of the the Euromillion
Lottery, England.. I have contacted you based on a proposal that
requires strict
confidentiality and utmost sincerity. This proposal is worth
£1,045,504.00 (One
Million, forty five thousand, five hundred and four British Pounds) and I am
willing to issue you 40% of the total sum if you are willing to be my partner.

On the 28th June 2014, someone bought a Lottery Ticket from my region
in London
Borough of Ealing and won the jackpot sum of £1,045,504.00 and until now we
have not been able to locate this winner.Our rules states that after
180 days if
the person is not found, we would declare the funds unclaimed and
returned back
to our treasury. It is believed that the winner might be a Tourist as all
efforts to locate this winner until now has failed.

As the operations manager, I have been given the opportunity by superior
management to locate this winner within 30days and to me it is an opportunity
to hold as my verdict would determine the actual course of this unclaimed
prize..

All I need is a foreigner to act as the lost winner and all that would be
required from you if interested is to register and play the Lotto online for
free and my influence as the operations manager , I would Backdate the ticket
and alter the winning numbers to correspond with the lost winning ticket of
£1,045,504.00 and then submit a report back that would make you the winner of
this unclaimed sum.

I know this offer might seem overwhelming to you but I can assure you that all
necessary procedures and documentation for the legality and successful
finalization of this project is in perfect order and also to guarantee further
that it is risk free and without any hitch..

If interested, kindly reply through my private email with your NAMES, PHONE
NUMBERS AND COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE below for a detailed and comprehensive
information about this project and if not do show some courtesy and
ignore this
email.

I await your prompt response.
Regards,
Mr.Anton Vasile
Email; mr.antonvasile101@gmail.com

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