419 scam: "DAVE AND ANGELA COMPENSATION"<postmaster@localhost.com> ATTENTION:DEAR BENEFICIARY READ AND UNDERSTAND CAREFULLY

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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
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:
- ",500,000" (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)
- "we will advice you " (this email uses bad English)
- "economic and financial crime commission" (This name is often mentioned in money recovery scams (re-scam): the real EFCC does not contact victims to offer to get their money back because that is near impossible. )
- "(efcc)" (This name is often mentioned in money recovery scams (re-scam): the real EFCC does not contact victims to offer to get their money back because that is near impossible. )
- "charles soludo" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
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.
- janetnapolitano539@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "DAVE AND ANGELA COMPENSATION" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <dave.dawes101@live.com>
Date: Sat, 5 Oct 2013 10:21:07 -0400
Subject: ATTENTION:DEAR BENEFICIARY READ AND UNDERSTAND CAREFULLY

My wife and I won the biggest Euro Millions lottery prize of £101,203,600.70GBP and we just commenced our Charity Donation and we will be giving out a cash donation of £1,500,000.00GBP to five(5)lucky individuals and ten (10)charity organizations from any part of the world. To verify the genuineness of this email and our winnings, please see our interview by visiting the web page below;
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/8820740/101m-lottery-jackpot-winners-Dave-and-Angela-Dawes-to-give-millions-to-friends-and-family.html.

And we have also join hand with The United State president (Barrack Obama) and his Attorney General (Eric Holder).

The United State president (Barrack Obama) and his Attorney General (Eric Holder) has also decided to support our foundation also by agreeing to use this medium to settle all foreign debts which includes Contract/Inheritance/ Gambling/ Lottery(Sponsored by Microsoft and National Lottery) and other international loans. News had it that over the past, numerous individual (s) who happen to be impostors (claiming to be individuals, banks and organizations) are claiming to release numerous sums of fund via numerous ways.

These imposters write you from fake offices they are claiming to be, below are list of the
offices they claim to be.

Treasury Department's
Charles Soludo
Union Bank of Nigeria
Federal Bureau of Investigation(FBI)
Economic and Financial Crime commission (EFCC) and many more

Please this is a warning from the United States Department of Justice, so if you are contacting anyone from this office….we will advice you to stop, because they are in no possession of any funds they claim they wants to disburse to you.

The United State president (Barrack Obama) and his Attorney General (Eric Holder) has decided to join hand with Dave and Angela foundation in settling you. The Dave and Angela foundation has decided to donate to you with £1,500,000.00GBP,while The United State president (Barrack Obama) and his Attorney General (Eric Holder) will also settle you with the sum of $7.5millionusd in respect to all what you have pass through.
You have to contact Janet Napolitano she is the Secretary Homeland Security…she is in charge of Dave and Angela donation(£1,500,000.00GBP),and also in possession for the settlement of the funds($7.5millionusd).

The reason why we have decided to place this funds in her possession until it gets to you ,it is because so many people claim to impersonate different banks in the US and outside the US…so for the funds to be safe till it gets to you, it has to be in her possession.
you have to know that Your email was given to us by the Census Bureau in your state.
You have to contact U.S.A Secretary Homeland Security Mrs Janet Napolitano so as to claim your Dave and Angela donation and the settlement funds from the The United State president
(Barrack Obama) and his Attorney General (Eric Holder).below is her contact details

Name: Mrs. Janet Napolitano
Secretary Homeland Security (USA)
Email: janetnapolitano539@yahoo.com

Contact her so she can give you guildlines on how to get both the Dave and Angela donation(£1,500,000.00GBP)and also the settlement funds from The United State president (Barrack Obama) and his Attorney General (Eric Holder) which is ($7.5millionusd).

Do not waste time to contact her immediately you get this message

Regards,
Mr.Dave Dawes

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