419 scam: "From Admin To You" <info@hp.com> Cry For Help P.

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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.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "a security company " (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "hundred thousand united states dollars" (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)
- "i got your address from " (this SPAM email was probably sent to thousands of people)
- "robert mugabe" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
This email message is a orphan scam.
This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- +27730476210 (South Africa, prepaid mobile phone)
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.
- couvanwyk@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "From Admin To You" <info@hp.com>
Reply-To: couvanwyk@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 7 Mar 2015 14:26:56 -0600
Subject: Cry For Help P.

Dear,

My name is Courtney Van Wyk, the elder son of Mr.William Van Wyk Udo of
Zimbabwe This might be a surprise to you about where I got your contact
address; I got your address from the business bureau.

During the current war against the farmers in Zimbabwe from the supports
of our President Robert Mugabe to claim all the white-owned farms to his
party members and his followers, he ordered all white farmers to surrender
all farms to his party members and his followers.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2022014/Mugabes-land-seizures-white-farmers-cost-Zimbabwe-7bn.html

My father was amongst the best farmers in our country and because he did
not support Mugabes ideas,Mugabes supports invaded my father’s farm and
burnt everything in the farm, killing my father and made away with a lot
of items in my fathers farm. Before his death, my father had deposited
with a Security Company in Johannesburg, South Africa the sum of US$18.6,
MILLION (EIGHTHEEN MILLION SIX HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS).
After the death of my father, we decided to move to the Republic of South
Africa where he had deposited the money with a Security Company as
valuables.

So we decided to contact overseas firm, or a private Individual that will
assist me to move this money out of South Africa. As an asylum seekers we
are not allowed to operate any Bank account within South Africa . We have
agreed to offer you 30% of the total sum for your assistance, while 60%
will be for me and my family to invest in your country then 10% mapped
aside for any expense. Just some related news on the website concerning
the land seizure http://www.economist.com/node/14465671

You can reach me or my mother on this number. Please do email us through
the below email address.

Tel+ 27 73 047 6210
couvanwyk@gmail.com

Regards
Courtney Van Wyk.

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