419 scam: "From .Ms.Carol Anderson" <mscarolanderson@gmail.com> FUND PROPOSAL

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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:

The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "mrbruceabbeybk@live.co.uk" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
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.
- +447031741885 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
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.
- remittanceabbeybank@accountant.com (Outblaze.com, Hong Kong; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "From .Ms.Carol Anderson" <mscarolanderson@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 20 Oct 2010 01:47:15 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: FUND PROPOSAL

Good
Day,

This is
Mrs. Carol Anderson secretary to Mr. John Bruce, the director of the foreign
operations of the Abbey Bank International London, this mail is a proposal from
our director to you, the details has been attached, Please kindly go through it
and contact him for further details.

Name:Mr.
John Bruce

Direct
Number: +447 0317 41885

Fax
Number: +448 447 741 385

Email:
remittanceabbeybank@accountant.com

mrbruceabbeybk@live.co.uk

Yours in
services,

Mrs.
Carol Anderson

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