419 scam: FERNANDA BARREIROS <barreiros@sbcglobal.net> URGENT HELP NEEDED !!!

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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: FERNANDA BARREIROS <barreiros@sbcglobal.net>
Reply-To: FERNANDA BARREIROS <barrelros@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 10 Jul 2013 14:32:28 +0100 (BST)
Subject: URGENT HELP NEEDED !!!

I do hope you get this fast, I came down to Philippines with my family
for a short vacation, unfortunately we got mugged at the park of the
hotel where we stayed. They stole our cash, credit cards and cellphones, but thank God we still have our lives and passports. The hotel manager has been unhelpful to us for reasons I don't know and I'm writing to
you from a local library.

I've reported the situation to the
police and after writing down some statements, I've not heard from them.
I contacted the consulate and all I keep hearing is that they will get
back to me. Our return flight leaves soon, I need you to help me out
with a quick loan to settle our bills here so we can get back home. I'll
refund the money as soon as we return home safely.

We look forward to hearing from you!.

Fernanda Jacobs

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