419 scam: OFFICE <off-----65786@att.net> OFFICIAL NOTIFICATION (YOU WON US$950,000.00)

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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.
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.
- +447011174191 (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.
- solar.claims@hotmail.com (Hotmail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: OFFICE <off-----65786@att.net>
Reply-To: dr.shannon_hord@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Fri, 11 Mar 2011 14:58:19 -0800 (PST)
Subject: OFFICIAL NOTIFICATION (YOU WON US$950,000.00)

Solar Energy Award Foundation
Guildhall, PO Box 270,
London, EC2P 2EJ;
United Kingdom.

Dear Internet User,

This is to bring to your good notice that your e-mail account has won you a bumper prize sum of US$950,000.00(Nine Hundred And Fifty Thousand US Dollars) from the Solar Energy Award Foundation with Award Code Number: SEF/7107/AW. Your e-mail account was picked from the free entry category in line with our global campaign on solar energy technology.

They intend of this award is to broadcast to global world that Solar energy is completely free. Sure, there is an initial capital cost but once you have made the investment the energy harvested from the sun costs you nothing. No one will be sending you a bill for sunshine. Thus no worries of spending enormous amounts of your salary in satisfying your energy requirements.

The Foundation aims to improve the quality of life for people, to maintain and improve their human dignity,and to help eradicate poverty from the world.

To get your award sum, contact Dr. Shannon Hord with the following details:

Foundation mediator: Dr. Shannon Hord
E-mail accounts: solar.claims@hotmail.com
                           or
               solar11@live.co.uk
Tel: +447011174191

sincerely yours in service
Foundation Co-ordinator
Engr. Beriss Sally.

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