419 scam: "Allan Wood"<g.christiansen@selectedsolutions.eu> Dear Friend.

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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:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "might come to you as a surprise" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "hundred thousand us 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)
- "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)
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.
- allanwood_utb@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Allan Wood" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <allanwood_utb@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Mon, 8 Feb 2016 15:37:34 -0000
Subject: Dear Friend.

Dear Friend,

This message might come to you as a surprise; however, I'm in an urgent need for foreign partner hence I contacted you for this mutual transaction.

I am a banker by profession from England, UK. I’m currently holding the post of bill of exchange in my bank. I have the opportunity to transfer the left over funds US$15,400,000.00 (Fifteen Million Four Hundred Thousand US Dollars) belonging to late Christian Eich, one of my bank customer, who die along with his family and his wife parents on Monday 31 July 2000 on a plane crash, living nobody behind to claim his fix deposit fund with my bank.

Here is the website of his death for more news:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm

If you are willing to cooperate with me and release the fund we shall have a fair sharing ratio of 60% for me while 40% goes to you. I will unveil details and how to go about it upon your feedback if interested send your reply here ( allanwood_utb@yahoo.co.uk ).

Best regards,
Allan Wood.

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