419 scam: "Ms.Wickstrom Lana"<ms.wlana2@upcmail.nl> Re: Confindential Proposal

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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:
- "transaction is risk free" (almost true for the criminal trying to scam you - arrests of online criminals are rare)
- "chambers" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "Ms.Wickstrom Lana" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <ms.wickstromlana@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 8 Dec 2016 13:20:51 -0700
Subject: Re: Confindential Proposal

Hello ,

I have a proposal for you, this however is not mandatory nor will I in any manner compel you to honor

against your will.My name is Lana Wickstrom of WMCZ Chambers Saskatoon Canada.My late client

Dr. Rita. She died along with her son on the Afriqiyah Airways Airbus A330 that crashed on landing at

Tripoli airport after a flight from Johannesburg May 12, 2010.Before her death, she deposited the sum

of $ 1 2 . 5 M with Rogers Bank Toronto . The bank has mandated me to present any family

heir/inheritor for claim before the fund gets confiscated as an unclaimed fund.I will like you as a

foreigner to stand as the next of kin to Dr. Rita , since you both share the same last name so that the

money will be released to you. I will prepare every relevant document that will assist your claims,

and facilitate the release of the f u n d. Note that this transaction is risk free Please be kind to get

back to me if you are not interested so that I can further my search for another partner.

Best Regards

Lana Wickstrom

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