419 scam: "Tom West" <tomwest70@yahoo.com> Re:Attention Friend.

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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.
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
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.
- tomwest1@sify.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Tom West" <tomwest70@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: tomwest1@sify.com
Date: Tue, 6 Apr 2010 14:27:42 +0400 (MSD)
Subject: Re:Attention Friend.

Attention Sir,

I am Mr. Tom West personal assistant to her late Excellency the first lady
of Nigeria , late chief Mrs. Stella obansanjo wife of the former president
federal republic of Nigeria who died at a hospital in Spain last four
years.

Before her death, she made a deposit of $25M in a Security and Finance
Company in Dubai which none of Her family member is aware of, except me.
All documents concerning this deposit Are presently in my care.

I need your position as an existing foreign partner so that you can get
these money into your bank account for investment in your country. Please
make up your mind,And keep this transaction Confidential.

Do get back to me so that I will give you all documents that will enable
you go for the claim. for further clarifications, please visit this web
site:

http://nm.onlinenigeria.com/templates/?a=5886&z=17%Your M20-%2063k.

If you find this proposal acceptable, we shall require the following
informations below:

1, Your Full Name.

2,Your private telephone and fax numbers for confidentiality and easy
communication.

3, Your House Address.

4, Your Occupation.

If you are intrested in this proposal kindly reply through my private
email: tomwest1@sify.com

Mr. Tom West.

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