419 scam: "Mrs.Susan Moorehead" <ggg.checks@aol.fr> RE: From Mrs Moorehead

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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:
- "million united states dollars" (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)
- "central bank of nigeria" (the name of a person or institution often appearing 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.
- +2348093158697 (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.
- msalade1@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs.Susan Moorehead" <ggg.checks@aol.fr>
Reply-To: msusanna80@yahoo.co.nz
Date: Wed, 28 May 2014 23:40:23 +0100
Subject: RE: From Mrs Moorehead

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Attn: Beneficiary

This is to inform you that we received a payment credit instruction from the British Government in collaboration with,IMF,NNPC,and World Bank to credit your account with US $1.000.000 ( One Million United States Dollars Only) from the Government Foreign reserve account.
Be informed that the above Government Agencies in Conjunction with YAHOO! & MICROSOFT WINDOWS, arranged and gathered all the e-mail addresses of the people that are active online, among the millions that subscribed to All email Address. One hundred and two (102) beneficiaries was selected for the compensation,

through Electronic Balloting System (EBS) without the candidate applying, we congratulate you for being one of the people selected.
Authorized and Regulated by the Financial Services Authority. Central Bank Of Nigeria where your
draw falls has been mandated to release and transfer these funds to you. Adhering to the
principles of Banking Code.You have been assigned new payment allocation numbers as seen herewith: Payment Allocation Code:YBM-EBS-718AF And beneficiary's id: YBM-EBS-360AF as stated in your Payment Approval File.
You are therefore advised to Send your Identification Numbers,Full Names and your reachable telephone number to him immediately.
In view of this notification, you are urgently requested to reconfirm your new payment codes as seen submitted here in your reply message to the Payment Officer ,who has the statutory rights to remit the funds to you without unnecessary bureaucratic bottlenecks.Feel free to Call/Contact him using the info below:
Attn: Mrs Alade Sarah
Central Bank of Nigeria
E-mail:
msalade1@yahoo.com
Tel:+234-8093158697
Be Warned : All beneficiaries are meant to receive their payments on or before 14 banking days
from the day of this notification.All unclaimed funds shall be returned back to the Government
reserve account as forfeited payments.
Congratulations!!!
Mrs. Susanna Moorehead
For: Secretary of States,UK

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