419 scam: "anna sara"<saraanna123@yahoo.com> IN GOD WE TRUST

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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:
- "processing fee" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
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.
- dexiasecuritie@aim.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "anna sara" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <dexiasecuritie@aim.com>
Date: Wed, 12 May 2010 13:39:10 +0200
Subject: IN GOD WE TRUST

Attention : Beneficiary,

Be informed that all the fees you are supposed to pay before receiving your contract/inheritance/winning fund have
been waived off. unless for your processing fee and we will transfer your contract/Inheritance/winning fund to you
immediately.. No other charges except the processing fee.

Your PASSCODE is: 999-2655 (Fund Transfer confirmation same day). You have no other payment to
make except the processing fee. Your Payment Of ($5.5 Million) in addition with your accumulated interest
will be through Electronic Telegraphic Transfer.

This is newly introduced system of payment by the Central Bank of United Nations to avoid experiences of
incessant fraud, illegal extortion of money from beneficiaries and to enhance transparency.

WHEN YOUR FUNDS ARE TRANSMITTED, THE MANAGEMENT WILL INFORM YOU, AND YOU WILL
APPLY THE PASSCODE AS DIRECTED AND INSTANTLY, YOUR ACCOUNT WILL BE CREDITED AND
YOU WILL MOVE TO YOUR BANK TO CONFIRM YOUR FUND.

You will only apply for the passcode when you have paid your processing fee because for now, it is still
invalid until your fund is transmitted. Here is the processing fee payment information below.

Name: Glen Taylor
Text Question: GOOD
Text Answer: OK
Country: Calle Granvia 85/87 Madrid Spain
Amount: $170

You have to go immediately and make the payment before your passcode will be activated and your fund transferred. You can try

the guideline for instance: *With your digital phone dial our bank access code followed by, then enter your Account number

followed by #, at a voice prompt enter your passcode and # and you will be credited. (This will be when your fund has been

transmitted).

Any other contact or payment you make apart from the processing fee to anybody or office is at your own risk. Then your email

subject must have this code for security reasons "In God We Trust", any email that does not come with it as the subject is

not from central bank and guard this code jealously and contact me via email : dexiasecuritie@aim.com

Be informed that so many unauthorized individuals do parade themselves as our officials and impose bogus bills on our

beneficiaries with their syndicates home and abroad. Take precautionary measure henceforth, you have been notified, and once

we find out that you are one of the people that involve themselves with these unauthorized individuals, tarnishing the image

of this great Nation we will immediately report you to the authorities (F.B.I) because we are trying our best to restore the

image of this great Nations.

Yours faithfully,
Mr Ola Johnson
ACCOUNTANT GENERAL

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