419 scam: "Rodgers Philips"<efsu11@post.com> RE: THIS LETTER IS PERSONALLY FOR YOU

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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.
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.
- efsusect11@post.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Rodgers Philips" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <rodgerphilips1@virgilio.it>
Date: Fri, 31 Jan 2014 16:55:48 -0800
Subject: RE: THIS LETTER IS PERSONALLY FOR YOU

Today at 8:12 AM

FINANCIAL SURVEILLANCE UNION
SECURITY & HOME FINANCIAL
SURVEILLANCE UNION FUND RECOVERY

FINANCIAL SURVEILLANCE UNION PAYMENT VERDICT.

Hello Recipient,

Count yourself very lucky today. We are very delighted to have established contact with you. According to our past records, we discovered that you have been experiencing various difficulties in receiving your funds in the past. We want to state here that all your anguish has been carry out, as we have been directed to contact you for the immediate payment of your funds.

Therefore, be informed that your payment has been directed for an immediate transfer through an assigned bank which will be carried through Online Internet Banking Transfer (OIBF) to you.

For more details, and the amount available for you to receive, send your reply through the official email efsusect11@post.com

Yours in service,
Rodgers W. Philips
EUROPEAN FINANCIAL SURVEILLANCE UNION
SECURITY & HOME FINANCIAL

Anti-fraud resources:

What can you do when you receive 419 spam