419 scam: "Mr.Vineet Kumar Sharma"<pengaroo@r1-amsterdam.webserversystems.com> Urgent Response?

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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:
- "million united states dollars" (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)
- ",000,000" (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)
- "vineet_kumarsharma@e-mail.ua" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr.Vineet Kumar Sharma" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <vineet_kumarsharma@e-mail.ua>
Date: Wed, 3 Sep 2014 22:17:38 +0100
Subject: Urgent Response?

I am Vineet Kumar Sharma, project Manager Petronas Malaysia Gas & Power,one of the largest equity owners of LNG production capacity in the world.

I have an offer that might interest you,I need your assistance to stand as the Foreign Director(Diplomatic Sub Contractor) of Premier Setim Royal Company a contracting firm to receive the sum of US$20,000,000.00 (Twenty, Million United States Dollars;from Petronas Malaysia Gas & Power.

The fund arose from the payment of both Indigenous and foreign executed contract and Sub contract.All modalities will be put in place to transfer the fund as a diplomatic Sub contract payment to shield it from unnecessary stop orders from international fund transfer regulatory and monitoring agencies.

Note if you desire to accomplish this transaction with me, l advice you send the following details to my private email: vineet_kumarsharma@e-mail.ua

A: Your Full name B: Your House Address C: Your direct telephone number D: Age E: Occupation. F: Gender

Waiting for your reply soon. Have a nice day!

Mr.Vineet Kumar Sharma.

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