419 scam: "Wells Fargo Bank: info@wellsfargo.com " <gracee311@gmail.com> Your Current Payment Information.

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

Fraud email example:

From: "Wells Fargo Bank: info@wellsfargo.com " <gracee311@gmail.com>
Reply-To: cheryldgolden@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 27 Aug 2014 13:44:01 +0100
Subject: Your Current Payment Information.

Dear Valued Customer,

I am Mrs. Cheryl D Golden, from Florida U S A. I am currently secretary
with Wells Fargo Bank of Florida, at the Telex and ATM Department. I am
aware of your allocated Part Payment/Compensation Fund in the amount of
$5000, 000.00. Your payment and personal details when computed into our
bank MT109 Teller Machine for Onward Transmission. But my boss and other
bank officials wouldn't let go the numerous charges or cut it short for you
considering their selfish interest, but I can assure you a successful
completion of this payment if you are ready to work with me and keep the
absolute confidentiality of this information. I will only obtain a payment
Validation Code numbers in your name and allocated amount from the Office
of the President (White House) with our bank influence, and once we have
the Validation Code on your name, I can comfortably kick the transfer
button direct to your choice of bank account.

Please, be warned not to reveal your Payment Validation Code to any third
party when you receive it to avoid giving wrong persons the room to
contacting our office to impersonate, claim or divert your payment for
their selfish interest. I know you have spent several times trying to
receive this money but I assure you, this is the time for you to rejoice, I
hate what my boss and other officials are doing to many of our customers
and I wish to work against it. Please, contact me on my private email for
security reasons: cheryldgolden@gmail.com I can also attend to your
communications before and after working hours on my Palmtop.

If you are interested, reconfirm your current information as follows for
this process to take effect immediately.

Your Full Names:
Your Current Home Address:
Current Telephone Numbers for easy communication:

Bank Full Name and Address:
Active Bank Account where you want the fund to be transferred into:
Your Full Names on the Account:
A/C No:
Swift No:
Routing No:

Please, delete this message if you are not interest or canâ€™t trust my
professional skills

Regards,

Mrs. Cheryl D Golden

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