419 scam: "Allen and Violet Large"<agm_prbd@icb.gov.bd> Charity donation 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:

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:
- "raymond-co.solicitors@outlook.com" (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.
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.
- +447024095728 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: "Allen and Violet Large" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <allenandvioletl@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 23 Sep 2014 16:38:12 +1000
Subject: Charity donation for you...

Good day To You,

This is a personal email directed to you. I and my wife (Allen and Violet
Large) won a Jackpot Lottery of $11.3 million in July and we don't need
all the money, we have voluntarily decided to donate the sum of $1.1m
(USD) to you as part of our own Charity Project to improve the lot of 5
lucky individuals all over the world. If you've received this email then
you are one of the lucky recipients and all you have to do is get back to
our family lawyer with your details, he is in charge of ensuring all
payments are disbursed to the right recipient.

Endeavor to provide the undermentioned information such as: Name, Address,
Phone No, Age and Country of origin of recipient(s) should be forwarded to
the contact information of our lawyer who will monitor the payment to all
recipients given below:

Lawyer Raymond Mahlberg & Co Solicitors.

136 Park Lane
Whitefield
Manchester
M45 7PX

phone: +447-0240-95728
Emails: raymond-co.solicitors@outlook.com

For more information on our jackpot lottery win please, go to the link
below for confirmation:

http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/upshot/nicest-canadian-couple-world-dole-lottery-winnings.html

Good luck,
Allen and Violet Large

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