419 scam: "Mallisa O. Gail" <guest@proekt.net.ru> Actor douglas foundations winning

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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:
- "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.
- actordouglasfoundation@yahoo.com (Yahoo; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mallisa O. Gail" <guest@proekt.net.ru>
Reply-To: actordouglasfoundation@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 07 Jun 2017 16:14:38 +0100
Subject: Actor douglas foundations winning

Attention:

Beloved,â€¦

I was instructed to deliver a Draft/Check of Eight Hundred
Thousand USD $800,000 to you by my Mentor
â€œActor Kirk Douglas. As a result of his
Charitable/Humanitarian Fundraising Donation for The Less
privileged/Interpreting Language program, from
his foundation which your name was listed among those to be
paid the sum of $800,000.00 each from The Douglas Foundation.
"Actor Kirk and Anne Douglas Donated the sum of $80
million in new gifts to an array and to help elevate some
peopleâ€™s standard of living
through his Foundation. He simply does the
charitable/humanitarian project annually from his
Foundation. Be informed, your Check is right here ready to
be dispatch. I'm hereby on standby as soon as you are
ready to receive the Checkâ€¦ However I will be heading
to the Courier Shipping Services in the next two hours time
to inquire from them about dispatching the Check to you
depending when we hear from you as it was directed by the
CEO of this Foundation â€œActor: Kirk Douglas, you are
hereby registered.please contact
details actordouglasfoundation@yahoo.com

Direct telephone number:

Residence/postal Address:

Complete Name:

As soon as I hear from you, I will immediately move to
submit the Check to the Courier Shipping Company for
immediate dispatch and get back to you.

Cheersâ€¦

Mallisa O. Gail

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