419 scam: "John Edward"<f_edward1@wachoviasec.com> Read and get back to me

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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:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "i will like you to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal trying to scam you - arrests of online criminals are rare)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "John Edward" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <johnedward004@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 27 Jul 2016 14:56:24 -0700
Subject: Read and get back to me

Dear Friend.

I must say that I have enormous respect for you considering the manner in which I have made contact with you

I am John Edward, the senior Auditor In charge of Foreign remittanc Unit, of a Bank in London UK. I have a business which will benefit both of us, The amount of money involved is
$6.5 which i want to transfer from an abandoned account to your bank account; it is 100% risk freee.he account is owned by one of our Customer whom i believed died years ago without any benefit to the Fund.I will like you to provide immediately the below information's, to enable me use it and get you next of kin application form from my bank

1.Full Name:
2.Full Address:
3:Direct Telephone Number
4.Country:
5.Occupation:
6.Age:
7.Sex:

As soon as you reply, I will let you know the next steps and procedures and more details to follow in order to finalize this transaction immediately.
Yours Sincerely,

Mr John Edward

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