419 scam: Captain Victor Almanza <w.christ@rocketmail.com> Dear Friend,

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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:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "to your nominated bank account" (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)
- "million pounds" (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.

Fraud email example:

From: Captain Victor Almanza <w.christ@rocketmail.com>
Reply-To: Captain Victor Almanza <captainvictoralmaaza@mynet.com>
Date: Sat, 4 Oct 2014 15:34:04 -0700
Subject: Dear Friend,

Dear Friend,

Please accept my sincere apologies if my mail does not meet your personal ethics.

I
have been trying to get in touch with you after our last discussion but
could not reach you, please permit me to advice the Bank to wire the
sum of ?12,780.000.00 Million Pounds (transfer) to your Account for you
and I to share.

I will like
to introduce myself again in case if you have forgotten, Am Mr. jim
russell; I am a citizen Virgin Islands A British residing in London. A
manager in the accounts management Section, monitoring financial network
here in the United Kingdom.

Please
I will be delighted if you can get back to me urgently so that I can
advise you further on how we van proceed in getting this fund transfer
to your nominated bank account immediately.
Hope you remember that our sharing ratio is still the same, 45% you and 55% for me.

Please, provide me the following as we have 7 days to run it through thus:

1. Full Name.
2. Your Direct Mobile Number.
3. Your Contact Address.
4. Your Age.
5. Your Occupation.
6. Fax Number.

Also I want you to reconfirm your current address and telephone number to me to enable us move swiftly.

Best Regards,
Mr. jim russell.

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