419 scam: Ascroft <g56@att.net> My Regards

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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.
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: Ascroft <g56@att.net>
Reply-To: ascroft_hayley@gmx.com
Date: Thu, 24 Feb 2011 08:13:14 -0800 (PST)
Subject: My Regards

How are you? I just returned from my oversea trip back to Scotland.I
hope your not surprised that I contacted you in this manner.Never
mind,it is quite necessary to introduce myself ,I am Miss Ascroft Aisha
Hayley,I work with Marathon Oil Ltd UK as assistant senior supervisor.

It might interest you to know that I have Asian blood, my dad came from
Riyadh in Saudi Arabia and my mom from Surabaya in Indonesia ,my both
parents lived in UK,unfortunately I lost my dad when I was still in
college, and that was the reason why I had no opportunity of knowing my
father's relatives but it is ok. It is my heart desire to take vacation
leave from our company and visit Asia for the first time .It is no
longer a news that Asia is developing so fast and catching up with
developed countries with a lot of tourist attraction centers,it gives
me so much joy because I want to witness it and be part of it.

I do not mean to inconvenience you ,I do not want to employ a tourist
guide when you are there.I will appreciate it if you can spare your time
to welcome and accompany me,never mind I will take care of the
expenses. Could you please tell me little about yourself and let me know
the nearest airport to you?

I await for your reply

My Regards

Ascroft

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