419 scam: "JAMIE HADWIN"<securee@pgs.usb.ac.ir> GOOD MORNING TO YOU AND AM EXPECTING TO HEAR FROM YOU ASAP

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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:
- "million us dollars" (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.
- woodforest102@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "JAMIE HADWIN" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <woodforest102@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 14 May 2017 21:59:44 -0700
Subject: GOOD MORNING TO YOU AND AM EXPECTING TO HEAR FROM YOU ASAP

GREETINGS FROM:JAMIE HADWIN

THIS IS TO NOTIFY YOU THAT YOUR FUNDS ARE CURRENTLY BEING LODGED INTO WOOD

FOREST BANK,WE HELD MEETING TODAY WITH THE FBI THEY TOTALLY GIVES

BENEFICIARIES

LIKE YOU THE OPPORTUNITY TO TRANSFER FUNDS VIA TELEPHONE BANKING

TRANSFER SYSTEM

TO BE ABLE TO ESCAPE INTERNATIONAL MONETARY POLICIES AGAINST TRANSFER OF FUNDS

ABOVE 1 MILLION US DOLLARS.

HOWEVER, THIS NEW PAYMENT ARRANGEMENT IS DESIGNED TO HELP YOU GET ACCESS TO

GLOBAL TELEPHONE BANKING AND COMPLETE TRANSFER OF FUNDS WITHOUT ANY DELAY.

FINALLY, FURNISH US YOUR FULL NAME AND YOUR MOBILE TELEPHONE NUMBER AND A COPY

OF YOUR ID IS ALL WE NEED AND YOUR ACCOUNT WILL BE ACTIVATED, THIS IS TO MAKE

SURE YOU ARE THE RIGHT PERSON.UPON THE RECEIPT OF YOUR EMAIL YOUR

ACCOUNT WILL

BE ACTIVE IN 24 HRS.

PLEASE REPLY BACK THROUGH THIS EMAIL:woodforest102@gmail.com

THANK YOU FOR BANKING WITH US.

JAMIE HADWIN

WOODFOREST BANK

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