419 scam: Sagrario Tapia <sagrario.tapia@sonora.gob.mx> Re: Transaction

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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:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "i will like you to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "anitabrooks@qq.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
- "anitabrooks@qq.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
This email message is a "New Partner from Paraguay" scam.
This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- +448719157464 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: Sagrario Tapia <sagrario.tapia@sonora.gob.mx>
Reply-To: anitabrooks@qq.com
Date: Tue, 8 Jul 2014 08:45:39 -0700 (MST)
Subject: Re: Transaction

Hello my good friend,

How are you today? Hope all is well with you? You may
not understand why this mail came to you. If you do not remember me, you
might have receive an email from me in the past regarding a
multi-million-dollar business proposal which we never concluded.
I am using this opportunity to inform you that this multi-million-dollar
business has been concluded with the assistance of another partner from
Germany who financed the transaction to a logical conclusion.
I thank you for your great effort to our unfinished transfer of fund
into your account due to one reason or the other best known to you, but I want to
inform you that I have successfully transferred the fund out of my Bank
to my new partner's account in Germany that was capable of assisting me in
this great venture.

Due to the effort, sincerity, courage and trustworthiness that you showed
during the course of the transaction, I want to compensate you and show my
gratitude to you with the sum of USD$800,000. I have left a Certified
International Bank Draft for you worth USD$800,000 cashable in any bank in
the world.

My dear friend, I will like you to contact my Account Officer; Mrs Anita Brooks
on her direct email address at: (anitabrooks@qq.com) for the collection of your Bank Draft.
I authorized her to release the Bank Draft to you whenever you contact
her. At the moment, i'm very busy here in India because of the investment projects, which I and the new partner are having at hand. Please I will like you
to accept this token with good faith as this is from the bottom of my
heart, also comply with Mrs Anita's directives so that she will send the
draft to you without any delay.

CONTACT:ANITA BROOKS
Account Officer,
+44 871 915 7464
+1 781-713-0743
Her email address:[anitabrooks@qq.com]

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