419 scam: Sharon Devos <sharondevos30@gmail.com> Hi

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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:
- ",000,000" (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)
- "00,000.00" (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)
- "international remittance department" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: Sharon Devos <sharondevos30@gmail.com>
Reply-To: rafvre@planetmail.net
Date: Thu, 27 Aug 2015 09:27:27 +0100
Subject: Hi

Hi,

I bring this business proposal to you in good faith , My name is
Mrs.Sharon Devos, Head of International Remittance Department Access
Bank Nigeria Plc.

My Aim of contacting you is in regards to US$14,000,000.00 excess
floating funds which i discovered during our annual account cross
checking in the year 2013.This
fund has no beneficiary till date.

I pledge for your partnership to lay claims of this fund from my bank
as the Original depositor, I will update your name into the computer
data base of our bank with my position in the office as the Head of
Foreign Operations, and will print out an updated deposit slip in your
name which you will send to the Operational Manager of my bank, laying
claims on the above mentioned funds and asking the bank for
closure/swift transfer of the fund which will be existing in your name
to your nominated account coordinates in your country. Immediately
this is achieved, I will give you an account where you will wire 60%
of the funds to me and keep the rest to yourself.

If you are interested and willing to work with me, kindly contact me
Via my private e-mail: rafvre@planetmail.net

Anticipating on your early response.

Regards,

Mrs. Sharon Devos.

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