419 scam: info.mariagamboa22@gmail.com (MADAM MARIA.C. GAMBOA.) Very Confidential.

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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 next of kin scam.
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.
- info.mariagamboa22@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: info.mariagamboa22@gmail.com (MADAM MARIA.C. GAMBOA.)
Reply-To: info.mariagamboa22@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 27 Jan 2015 16:55:05 +0700
Subject: Very Confidential.

ACCOUNTS REGIONAL AUDITOR OFFICER.
HEAD OFFICE BANCO DE ORO UNIVERSAL BANK .
17. ADB AVENUE,ORTIGAS CENTER,MANDALUYONG CITY
PHILIPPINES.

Good Day,

My Name is MADAM MARIA.C.GAMBOA, 57 Years old, I am the CREDIT ACCOUNTS REGIONAL AUDITOR OFFICER, BANCO DE ORO UNIVERSAL BANK. I am writing you this letter based on the latest development at my bank, which I will like to bring to your personal edification. I am a top official in charge of client accounts in (EQUITABLE PCI BANK) which is now BANCO DE ORO UNIVERSAL BANK, inside the Philippines the merger was late 2007.

In 2010, my client was going through a horrendous divorce in the United States of America and was on the verge of losing most of his estate to his vicious and diabolical wife. As a result of this alarming predicament,my client came to me with a very brilliant idea. He transferred some funds, Ten million two hundred thousand dollars (10.2m USD) to a fixed deposit account in my bank under an alias which only the two of us knew about as the confidentiality of the matter was necessary for his protection.

Due to his untimely death in early 2012, the funds have been sitting in the account ever since and will continue to do so perpetually unless we do something about it. I located you through my researches. My client did not declare any next of kin in his official papers including the paper work of his bank deposit. Against this backdrop, my suggestion to you is that I would like you as a foreigner to stand as the next of kin to our client so
that you will be able to receive his funds.

You will be rewarded 30% (3.06m USD) I will be in charge of everything, but you will only get a new offshore online account where the funds will be wire transfer to, I will assume all responsibilities for this endeavor so you don't have to worry.

Your urgent response is highly anticipated so please email me through my private email address (info.mariagamboa22@gmail.com) for more details on this transaction as soon as possible.

This should be kept very secret and confidential.

Hope to hear from you soon .

Regards,
MADAM MARIA.C. GAMBOA.
info.mariagamboa22@gmail.com

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