419 scam: " James Entwistle" <dpbosse@longlines.com> Ali je res? / Is it true?

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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.
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: " James Entwistle" <dpbosse@longlines.com>
Reply-To: efcc_ng63@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 15 Dec 2016 12:42:38 -0800
Subject: Ali je res? / Is it true?

V vednost: Upravicenec,

Si naroci gospa Carolyn Praass od 168 Lunado Ct, San Francisco, CA 94127, da prejme svoj odÅ¡kodninski znesek $ 750,000.00 zaradi vaÅ¡e bolezni? Ali ste v katerem koli sporazumu z njo v zvezi s tem?

Ce niste v polno podporo tega prenosa do gospe Carolyn Praass bi pozdravljamo vaÅ¡o pisno reakcije proti njej ponovno potrdil naslednje informacije nas:

VaÅ¡i polna imena
VaÅ¡a trenutna Å¡tevilka mobilnega telefona
VaÅ¡ trenutni naslov rezident
VaÅ¡ bancni racun in naslov
Tvoj poklic
Prosim, da mi za takojÅ¡nje ukrepanje.

S spoÅ¡tovanjem
James F. Entwistle
Zunaj ZDA veleposlanik v Nigeriji

Attn: Beneficiary,

Did you instruct Mrs. Carolyn Praass of 168 Lunado Ct, San Francisco, CA 94127 to receive your compensation sum of $750,000.00 due to your ill health? Are you into any agreement with her with regards to this?

If you are NOT in full support of this transfer to Mrs. Carolyn Praass, we would welcome your written reaction against it by reconfirming the following information to us:

Your complete names
Your current mobile number
Your current resident address
Your bank account and address
Your occupation
Kindly let me know for prompt action.

Sincerely Yours
James F. Entwistle
U.S Ambassador To Nigeria

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