419 scam: "BISHOP ANDREW"<anthonyfrancis@live.com> AWARENESS AWARD

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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:
- ",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)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
- "anthonyfrancis1@live.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "BISHOP ANDREW" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <anthonyfrancis1@live.com>
Date: Tue, 14 Sep 2010 00:27:39 +0530
Subject: AWARENESS AWARD

FROM CATHOLIC COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK
CATHOLIC CHARITY FOUNDATION
CATHOLIC ARCHDIOCESE, ROME ITALY

You are lucky to have been selected among the 3 benefactors of [$2,000,000.00 USD]TWO MILLIONS UNITED STATE DOLLARS to be awarded each year by The Catholic Charity of the ARCHDIOCESE in Rome ITALY.
Your Email was selected from all the world web domains. It is a non-denominational charity offer in order to spread the word of God to humanity and to reach the less privileged and disabled ones. Whether you are a Christian, Buddhist, Hindu, Eckankar, Ar-Krishna, Muslim, or otherwise as long as you are a creature of God.
For further inquiry,
In order to claim your grant,
Contact the Cash Grant Programmed Co-coordinator.
Reverend Paul.
Secretary and Treasurer (Cash Grant Programmed Co-coordinator)
Email: (anthonyfrancis1@live.com)

VERIFICATION/FUNDS RELEASE FORM
Full Names:
Contact Address:
Nationality:
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Sex:
Age:
Mobile Telephone No.:
Email Address:
Marital Status:
Employer (If Any):
Address:
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Best regards,
Catholic headquarter in Rome Italy
(Assistant Secretary).
(Bishop Andrew)

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