419 scam: "BILL GATES FUNDS FOUNDATION" <info@officemail.com> Update Release Of Your Grant Funds!!!

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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:
- "into your nominated bank account" (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)
- ",000,000" (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)
- "00,000.00" (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)
- "mrsroselinewoods1@luckymail.com" (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.

Fraud email example:

From: "BILL GATES FUNDS FOUNDATION" <info@officemail.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: mrsroselinewoods1@luckymail.com
Date: Tue, 14 Jun 2011 18:29:38 -0000 (GMT)
Subject: Update Release Of Your Grant Funds!!!

Greetings to you,

On behalf of the Bill Gates Funds Foundation, we wish to notify you as a
beneficiary of $9,000,000.00 in compensation of scam victims.Do contact
OCEANIC INTERNATIONAL BANK, United Kingdom Branch for verification and
release of your $9,000,000.00 USD (Nine Million United State's Dollars),
that we have deposited with the OCEANIC INTERNATIONAL BANK.

The account log on will be presented to you by the bank in order to access
the funds before releasing into your nominated bank account. You will
transfer the funds into your nominated account on-line as the OCEANIC
INTERNATIONAL BANK,UK will provide the necessary information to you.Do
contact the Managing Director of the OCEANIC INTERNATIONAL BANK, with the
following details: You are to fill the appropriate form and submit to the
bank.

[1] Full Names:.......................
[2] Contact address:.......................
[3] Direct Telephone No:.......................
|4| Occupation :.......................
[5] Age :.......................
[6] Marital Status:.............

Managing Director of the OCEANIC INTERNATIONAL BANK
Name: Mrs. Roseline Wood
Private Email:mrsroselinewoods1@luckymail.com

Yours Faithfully,
Dr.Caravan Marvis
Co-ordinator.
BILL GATES FUNDS FOUNDATION

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