419 scam: Richard and Angela Maxwell Foundation <sureka@kln.ac.lk> You were selected!!!

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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:
- "winners262@foxmail.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: Richard and Angela Maxwell Foundation <sureka@kln.ac.lk>
Reply-To: "winners262@foxmail.com" <winners262@foxmail.com>
Date: Wed, 21 Oct 2015 13:04:42 +0530 (IST)
Subject: You were selected!!!

Hello friend,

Our names are Richard and Angela Maxwell.We are a British citizen,
We won Â£53,193,914 million in the April Lotto Euro Millions draws,
after which, we decided set up a charity project in order to spread this
great fortune.We are donating Â£1m each to five persons from
5 different countries.We are glad to tell you that you are one of them.
Get back to us with your name,address,Gender,Country and phone number
for more details on how you can receive your donation.

See article of my winning below:Copy the link to your browser to read my article

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/11511467/Lincolnshire-couple-win-53m-on-EuroMillions.html

Richard and Angela Maxwell Foundation
Email:winners262@foxmail.com

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