419 scam: "Frederick Arndt"<office@WEBSMILE.biz> Re:

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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)
- ",500,000" (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.

Fraud email example:

From: "Frederick Arndt" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <robertdick68@yahoo.com.au>
Date: Fri, 7 Apr 2017 09:20:56 +0100
Subject: Re:

Dear Friend,

This is to inform you that your Funds were returned to the Federal Government Treasury some months back because you did not finalize your claim for it. A week ago, the Presidency and The Federal Executive Council collectively approved for release the sum of US$10,500,000.00 to you but to our surprise you sent down your representative (Mr. Rowland Parker) to receive this Fund on your behalf.

As confirmation that you sent him {Mr. Rowland Parker}, we need your authority to transfer the above mentioned amount to him because he has provided us with his Bank Account coordinates in Singapore and his information is being verified for transfer; but if you are not aware of this, kindly send the below information’s to us immediately for further clarification/investigation:

(1) Your Full Name:
(2) Residential Address:
(3) Phone, Fax and Cell Phone:
(4) Profession, Age and Marital Status:
(5) Company/Business Name:
(6) Private E-mail Address:
(7) Attach Copy of any form of Identification:

The information listed above will enable us to carry out our verification processes and after that your settlement Funds will be paid to you accordingly. We have a lot of listed victims to be settled hence your immediate compliance to expedite actions on your Payment

We await your immediate response.

Regards,

Frederick Arndt

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