419 scam: veronica natalie <veronicanatalie55@gmail.com> dear

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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:
- "utmost confidentiality" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
- "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal trying to scam you - arrests of online criminals are rare)
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.
- veronicanatalie31@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: veronica natalie <veronicanatalie55@gmail.com>
Reply-To: veronica_kabongo45@yahoo.co.jp
Date: Sat, 29 Mar 2014 09:24:37 +0000
Subject: dear

I am Mrs Veronica Natalie Finance Director in the Prestige Banking
section of the England London (HSBC BANK OF LONDO ) Permit me to ask
for your utmost confidentiality in these matter I write to you about.
I have been a top executive of this bank for several years during
which time I have handled a lot of private banking activities for
various people on behalf of the bank.

I write to you regarding the estate of Fatal Wayne Ryan Gordon
Australia business man; an investment placed under our bank's
management 5 years ago. With accrued interest, his investment is now
worth Sixteen million two hundred and fifty thousand Dollars
($16,250,000). When Mr Wayne Ryan Gordon failed to show up or send any
instructions regarding the fund, several notices were sent out and
subsequent investigation by the bank revealed that he and his family
had been killed during the uprising in Libya. Their home in Sirte had
been destroyed by a bomb explosion.

As personal manager of his portfolio, I am aware that he has such
deposit with the bank with no nominated next of kin.I propose that
since I only have exclusive access to his file, I will add your name
to his file as his next of kin and you will be made the beneficiary of
the fund. Upon verification, which will be the details I will make
available to my bank, my bank will make payments to you. For your
assistance, your share will be 40%, and I shall fly over to your
country for my share. In the banking circle this happens every time,
or the money will revert back to the state. This is 100% risk free as
all documentations will make it legal and satisfy international
banking laws.

This is a lifetime opportunity for us. I send you this mail not
without a measure of fear as to the consequences, but I know within me
that nothing ventured is anything gained. This is the one truth I have
learned from my private banking clients. For security reasons, contact
me via email ( veronicanatalie31@yahoo.fr ) as I do intend to keep
this transaction as discreet as possible and would advice you do same.
Regards,
Mrs Veronica Natalie

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