419 scam: <29@creativite.onmicrosoft.com> URGENT ATTENTION !!!

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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:
- "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
- "huge amount of money" (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.

Fraud email example:

From: <29@creativite.onmicrosoft.com>
Reply-To: <col.drsunita_green@yahoo.in>
Date: Thu, 12 Dec 2013 03:00:06 +0530
Subject: URGENT ATTENTION !!!

DEAR SIR/MADAM My name is Miss. SUNITA M. GREEN, a medical doctor working w=
ith NATO currently in Syria. i got your esteemed contact during my comprehe=
nsive research for a reliable and trustworthy individual in your country,I =
will need your help in this situation I find myself.I am really afraid and =
i don't know whom to confide in.I have some money I made in the president o=
f Syrian compound Bashar al-Assads during our search in rescue team NATO.I =
have kept it as secret for a little while and I need someone I can trust to=
work and transfer this money out of Syria as a medical documents. Please I=
will need your help on this for I can forfeit 25 percent of this money to =
make sure is safely used for me until I will be living the army next year.I=
will need to work with you in getting this money out of SYRIA.Please,get b=
ack to me and I will make the arrangement on how to get this done because i=
have no one to confide in,I joined the army as an orphan and i don't have =
someone to confide in as i believe you will be of helpful to me.I will be r=
eviling the said amount immediately you give me your word of confidence to =
go ahead for this is a very huge amount of money, I had in mind to open and=
operate a firm in your country as soon as the money is in your possession,=
I want to invest the money in a very lucrative sector, from my wide consult=
ations I was encouraged to focus in your country because the economy is gro=
wing at a stable rate which prompted the United States President Barack Oba=
ma, to visit your country to seek for access to the market.if you feel we c=
an do this together judiciously, REPLY ME VIA E-MAIL FOR MORE DETAILS: {col=
.drsunita_green@yahoo.in} Regards, Col Dr SUNITA M. GREEN.

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