419 scam: "Mrs.Castle Cait"<castlecait@sbcglobal.net> REF/PAYMENTS CODE: STC/07654

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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:
- "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)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
- "barr." (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
- "chambers" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
- "central bank of nigeria" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
- "abuja" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- +2348083337505 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)
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.
- richardmoore627@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs.Castle Cait" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <richardmoore627@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 15 Feb 2010 22:01:31 -0500
Subject: REF/PAYMENTS CODE: STC/07654

ATTN: SIR/MADAM,

REF/PAYMENTS CODE: STC/07654 ?900,000.00 United State Dollars

This is to bring to your notice that we are delegated from the UNITED NATIONS in Central Bank to pay 150 victims of scam ? 900,000.00 United State Dollars .You are listed and approved for this payment as one of the scammed victims to be paid this amount, get back to this office as soon as possible for the immediate payments of your 900,000.00 United State Dollars compensations funds.

On this faithful recommendations, we want you to know that during thelast U.N.meetings held at Abuja, Nigeria, it was alarming on the money lost by various individuals to the scams artists operating in syndicates all over the world today. In other to compensate victims, the UNITED NATIONS Body is now paying 150 victims 900,000.00 United State Dollars each in accordance with the UNITED NATIONS recommendations.

Due to the corrupt and inefficient Banking Systems in Nigeria, the payments are to be paid by Central Bank of Nigeria as corresponding paying bank under funding
assistance by BRITISH GOVERNMENT.

Benefactor of this compensation award will have to be first cleared and recommended for payment by Standard Trust Bank Nigeria
Plc.

According to the number of applicants at hand, 115 Beneficiaries has been paid,over a half of the victims are from the United States.We
still have an outstanding of 36 scam victims left to be paid.

Other victims who have not been contacted can submit their application as well for scrutiny and possible consideration.We shall feed you with further modalities as soon as we get response from on how you intend receiving
your compensation payment.

Send a copy of your response and payment code to the lawyer that was alleged to you.

Orange Law Chambers
Barr. Maxwell Jones (Lawyer attached to the British Embassy)
REF/PAYMENTS CODE:
STC/07654 900,000.00 United State Dollars
Phone Number:+234-8083337505
Email: richardmoore627@gmail.com

Yours Faithfully,

Mrs.Castle Cait.

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