419 scam: "Chairman/CEO Microsoft Corporation." <office----445577@att.net> FROM: BILL GATES (between us)

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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: "Chairman/CEO Microsoft Corporation." <office----445577@att.net>
Reply-To: billgates50@rediffmail.com
Date: Tue, 8 Mar 2011 06:34:06 -0800 (PST)
Subject: FROM: BILL GATES (between us)

Hello,

With due Respect,I am looking for a honest person to work in partnership with me in receiving a left over funds of late Mr.Doug McEwen,a Professional Ice Hockey who died on Saturday 27 March 1999 for Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (Prion) and was buried at at Lindquist's Kaysville Mortuary, 400 North Main, Tuesday, March 30, 1999.

Firstly,On Monday 19th May 1997 he confidentially told that his account balance with a Bank i will disclose to you in Nigeria is $USD38,109,000.00 and want me to contact them after his death to be released to a reliable person of my choice in a foreign country on a ratio of 60% for the person and 40% for a less privileged With which i have done.

Till date they bank accountant has been writing me to provide a next of kin for release of funds.

Compare to this,If you can handle this transaction regarding to sending 40% to a less privileged in your country i want you to get back to me ASAP with your Full Name,Telephone number,Sex,Occupation,Age,Home or office Address.On receipt of your respond i will tell you what you should do.

With Best Regards,

Bill Gates.

Chairman/CEO Microsoft Corporation.

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