419 scam: "USA TREASURY DEPT"<orbitstarr@look.ca> ARE YOU DEAD OR ALIVE ?

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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:
- ",500,000" (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.
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.
- sherrybnd56@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "USA TREASURY DEPT" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <sherrybnd56@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 19 Jul 2015 05:59:42 -0700
Subject: ARE YOU DEAD OR ALIVE ?

Attention : Beneficairy,

My name is Rosie Rios,the president of the United State Treasury department. I am serving as the 43rd Treasurer of the United

States.

Presently there is a counter claims on your funds by one Mr. David J. Sundstrom, who is presently trying to make us believe

that you are

dead and even explained that you entered into an agreement with him before your death, to help you in receiving your fund

valued at presnt US$8,500,000 million.

Here comes the big question.

Did you sign any Deed of Assignment in favor of ( Mr. David Sundstrom ) for the claim of your $8,500,000 million from the

paying Bank ?

He claimed that you died on the 24/06/2014 and you have been buried , thereby making him the current beneficiary with his

following account details:

Mr. David Sundstrom

AC/NUMBER: 435028025643

ROUTING : 026009593

B/NAME:Bank Of American ( B.O.A ),

We shall proceed to issue all payments details to the said Mr. David Sundstrom, if we do not hear from you within the next two

working days from today.

Yours Sincerely,

Rosie Rios

E-mail :sherrybnd56@gmail.com

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