419 scam: "Ira Curry" <journal@dasesing.com> Donation To You!!!

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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:
- "await your urgent response" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Ira Curry" <journal@dasesing.com>
Reply-To: iracurryprivate@hotmail.com
Date: Wed, 08 Jul 2015 17:04:05 +0530
Subject: Donation To You!!!

I am Evelyn I. Curry resident of Stone Mountain, Georgia USA, the winner of $120 million Mega Millions jackpot and I have decided to donate $650,000 USD to you and my sole purpose of doing this is to extend this blessing to others around the world such as NGO's, Red Cross, corporate bodies. Humanitarian Organizations and individuals. I am doing this not to be famous, as a matter of fact, i am currently in my mother's home town in India as a hide out on the cause of getting out of the sight of the public for some reasons of which I have been since 2013 I won the lottery till now and I decided to surface a bit and carry out this donation plans . Please read more of my winning story and the reason why i am hiding from the public in this news link below:

http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/ira-curry-bronx-born-mega-millions-winner-hiding-article-1.1553279

I contracted google corporation to help in the online research and random selection of the donation and your email was selected. The donation goes to any one, both the rich, middle class and the poor. Hence, even if your are already financially comfortable and receive this donation notification then it is the will of God that you receive the donation and use part of it to help others around you and charity work. Please send me your below data so that i can issue your check immediately.

Full Name:......
Country........
Full Address:.......
Occupation:......
Age:...
Mobile/Telephone Number:.....

God bless you as i await your urgent response and please i do not want this to be made public for security reasons please. And if you have any question or want to speak to me, please call me on my personal mobile number which is roamed and I can be reached any where I am in the world.

Your Faithfully,
Mrs. Evelyn Ira Curry
+1-940-238-1571

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