419 scam: "Mr. Bernard Madoff" <bernoff@malin.com> ATTENTION PLEASE!!

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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)
- ",000,000" (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.
- bernardmadoff73@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Bernard Madoff" <bernoff@malin.com>
Reply-To: bernardmadoff64@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 24 Feb 2017 13:17:11 -0800
Subject: ATTENTION PLEASE!!

Dear Friend,

I am Bernard Madoff, the founder of Wall Street Firm, Bernard L. Madoff inv=
estmentsecurities LLC in 1960 and was the former chairman of NASDAQ. I was =
accuses of fraud worth over $170 Billion Dollars and was arrested on Dec 11=
, 2008 and on March 12, 2009, I was convicted of 11 Federal crimes and admi=
tted to operating the largest ponzi Scheme in history.(http://money.howstuf=
fworks.com/ponzi-scheme5.htm) Let me not go into much details.

I have in my possession the sum of One Hundred and Fifty Million Euros (150=
,000,000.00Euro) in a bank outside U.S.A, which nobody else knows about thi=
s except my lawyer who helped me to make the deposit. I need your help, to=
get this money out from the bank where its deposited and use it for charit=
y purpose.

This is the sharing modalities, 50% goes to charity and 20% will be mapped =
out for the promotion of gospel, building of churches and mosques all over =
the world and 29% for you while 1% for my up keeping in the prison. =

If you are capable to handle this project, on my behalf, then kindly get b=
ack to me via my email address bernardmadoff73@gmail.com

I will be waiting for your reply any moment from now.

With Kind regards

Benard Madoff

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