419 scam: Camilo Falla <falla_camilo@yahoo.com> A matter of great concern.

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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:
- "money laundering" ("anti-terrorist", "anti-money laundering" or "drug-free" certificates are a common way for criminals in fake lottery scams and other Advance Fee scams to get you to send money to them. There are no such certificates in the real banking world. )
- "million american 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)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: Camilo Falla <falla_camilo@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: falla_camilo@hotmail.com
Date: Fri, 6 Aug 2010 19:11:48 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: A matter of great concern.

Hello ,

I am Mr. Camilo Andres Falla Plazas from Colombian, which you are free to verify my identity. I am writing to you seeking your assistance to retrieve our fund which was on HOLD in United States of America. Frankly, I need your assistance and advice on a matter of great concern.

I have a fund Three Million American Dollars ($3M) which was kept on Hold in USA I need your help for the process of getting the fund out, such as this and I request your intervention to assist me in the timely resolution of this project. I feel obliged to contact you for your assistance and hope for your guidance
as to the content thereof. I would be most grateful for your thoughts and advice on this most sensitive matter.

On your reply I will be given you the full details on how to proceed with the transaction officially because this is a Legal transaction and must be follow Legally, also I want to clear your mind that this is not money laundering, drug money or terrorist fund, I have all the informationâ€™s regarding this fund which I will brief you later.

I look forward to hearing from you to discuss this. I thank you for your assistance with this matter.

Regards,
Mr. Camilo Andres Falla Plazas.

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