419 scam: "Mrs.Victoria Douglas"<vindoug@yahoo.co.jp> URGENT.

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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.
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs.Victoria Douglas" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <info1client@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Fri, 22 Mar 2013 11:12:51 -0000
Subject: URGENT.

From: Mrs. Victoria Douglas

Personal Assistant

Secretary General

World Bank Group of auditors

Notice of your outstanding payment.

We discovered that you are having difficulty receiving your payment either due to the outrageous fees for documents and taxes or you're dealing with corrupt officials. Based on this fact, after the recently concluded executive meeting with the US department of the treasury, the United Nations payment monitoring and the World Bank group, we have been charged with the duty to monitor and approve all payments, emanating from contracts, inheritance, lottery winnings and compensation payments.

We hereby, officially inform you that the sum of $9 Million has been approved for immediate payment via Cash delivery to your home address. You are advised to stop any further communication with any other office(s) or person(s) to avoid double claim. Do reconfirm your details below to enable the US department of the treasury issue your fund clearance papers for immediate delivery of your fund.

Full Name:

Mailing Address:

Nationality:

Cell phone:

Age & Gender:

Occupation:

We expect your immediate response.

Mrs. Victoria Douglas

Personal Assistant to

Secretary General

World Bank Group of auditors

1818 H Street, NW

Washington, DC 20433 USA

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