419 scam: "Tamara Tomlinson" <sea@rattangroup.com.tw> AN IMPORTANT UPDATE:(RESPOND IMMEDIATELY)

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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:
- "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.
- kristy4u2000@yahoo.com (Yahoo; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "Tamara Tomlinson" <sea@rattangroup.com.tw>
Reply-To: kristy4u2000@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 11 Aug 2016 11:56:53 -0400
Subject: AN IMPORTANT UPDATE:(RESPOND IMMEDIATELY)

Attention; NOTE: If you received this message in your SPAM/BULK folder, it =
is because of the restrictions imposed by your Mail/Internet Service Provid=
er, we urge you to treat it genuinely. This is coming to you in regards to =
the recent meeting between the United Nations,the United States and The UK =
Governments to restore the dignity and Economy of Nations based on the Agre=
ement with the World Bank Assistance Project. This email goes out to those =
who are yet to receive their compensation/inheritance/winnings and who have=
been scammed in any part of the world, this includes every foreign contrac=
tors that may have not received their contract sum, and people that have ha=
d unfinished transactions or Compensation payments that failed due to Gover=
nment problems etc. The UNITED NATIONS have agreed to compensate you with t=
he sum of $4,700,000.00 USD (Four Million, Seven Hundred Thousand United St=
ates Dollars). Your name and email was in the list submitted by our Monitor=
ing Team observers and this is why we are contacting you, this have been ag=
reed upon and have been signed, so you are advised to contact Mrs. Ann Laur=
a Stoler of the United Nations Compensation Commission, as she is our repre=
sentative in the United States OF America(USA). Contact her immediately for=
your Compensation payment which will be released directly to you in accord=
ance with legal clearance and procedures. However, you should send her your=
Full Name/Telephone Number/Residential Address/Gender and Occupation. Cont=
act Mrs. Ann Laura Stoler immediately for your compensation payment by repl=
ying to this email or emailing the address below: Mrs. Ann Laura Stoler Ema=
il: kristy4u2000@yahoo.com She is obliged to give you a call and treat your=
case with utmost urgency as soon as you contact her and fill out your corr=
ect details including all reachable phone numbers for her to get in touch w=
ith you via phone and email. Good luck and kind regards, Making the world a=
better place! Tamara Tomlinson. For more info on the UNCC, see: http://www=
.uncc.ch/clmsproc.htm http://www.un.org/sg/=20

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