419 scam: james wood <jameswood160@gmail.com> =?UTF-8?Q?OFERTA_DE

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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:
- "jameswoodloan@gmail.com" (This email address looks like addresses used in fake loan scams. Be suspicious of any lender who uses a free webmail address or who is based in different country from yourself.)
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.
- jameswoodloan@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: james wood <jameswood160@gmail.com>
Reply-To: jameswoodloan@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 7 Mar 2015 17:40:16 -0800
Subject: =?UTF-8?Q?OFERTA_DE_PR=C3=89STAMO?=

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Type text or a website address or translate a document.
OFERTA DE PRÃ‰STAMO

Hola,
Para una mejor introducciÃ³n, estoy Mr.James madera un prestamista
privado i dar prÃ©stamos a un interÃ©s del 2%. Esta es una oportunidad
econÃ³mica de su paso de la puerta, se aplica hoy y obtener su prÃ©stamo
rÃ¡pido. Hay muchos por ahÃ en busca de oportunidad financiera o
asistencia en todo los lugares y aÃºn todavÃa no son capaces de
conseguir uno. Pero esta es una oportunidad econÃ³mica de su paso de la
puerta y, como tal, no puede permitirse el lujo de perder esta
oportunidad. Este servicio se presta a las dos personas, empresas,
hombres y mujeres de negocios. La cantidad del prÃ©stamo disponible
gama de cualquier cantidad de su elecciÃ³n para obtener mÃ¡s informaciÃ³n
pÃ³ngase en contacto con nosotros a travÃ©s del correo electrÃ³nico:
jameswoodloan@gmail.com PRIMERA INFORMACIÃ“N NECESARIA
Nombre Completo ....................................
NÃºmero de telÃ©fono personal ............................
PaÃs ...........................................
DirecciÃ³n ......................................
Estado ..............................
Edad .............................................
..................................... GÃ©nero
Â¿Ha aplicado antes? .......................
Estado .................................
..................................... Monto del prÃ©stamo necesario
DuraciÃ³n del prÃ©stamo .................................
OcupaciÃ³n ....................................
Ingreso mensual .............................
Con mucho gusto esperamos su pronta respuesta,
Saludos cordiales, Mr.James

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