419 scam: "Los Angeles Federal Credit Union (LAFCU)"<rubin321@lafcu.org> Hello Dear,

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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:
- "inheritance funds" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "million 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)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Los Angeles Federal Credit Union (LAFCU)" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <r.chuck20@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 23 Jun 2015 10:13:36 -0700
Subject: Hello Dear,

Hello Dear,

We have expected receiving you in the office, but no one has ever head from you. And now, we have been worried over your silence because we do not knowthe motive of those contacting us in your behalf. We do not know if their stories are true, or falsehood.

Did you know Mr. Hancock, and did you send him to us to claim your Ten Million Dollars funds Payment?

He has been making efforts to convince us that you are dead, and he is your next of kin. That he has the legal right to receive whatever due you. This is the reason we have agreed that I should contact you so that we might find out if he is right or wrong. If we do not hear from you, we will assume that he is right. but if you, at least, confirm to us that he is wrong, we shall release your funds payment to you immediately.

We have received instruction to release the sum of Ten Million Dollar to you as your contract/inheritance funds. But since we receive the instruction from the authorities to release funds to you, we have waited hearing from you as the funds beneficiary, but you did not contact us. Since then, too many people have been contacting us including Mr. Hancock in your behalf as your family member, colleague, and next-of-kin, as they all claim that you are dead. Therefore, We have started making contacts to you to find out if their claims are unique or fictitious so that we would know whom to pay as your beneficiary.

It will be appreciated if you respond to this email as soon as you receive it because Mr. Hancock has provided the a Bank account information to transfer the funds approved in your name.

Please respond so that we won't make mistake by releasing what belongs to you to an unknown person.

Thanks for your understanding and we wish you long life. We shall be waiting hearing from you asap to start processing your payment.

Best regards,

Chuck Rubin
Chairperson, Los Angeles Federal Credit Union (LAFCU)
201 N. LOS ANGELES STREET, SPACE #201
LOS ANGELES, CA 90053

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