419 scam: "Laur H. Sauvage"<secretaryoffice1515@megalan.bg> IT URGENT !!! ...

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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)
- "million 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)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Laur H. Sauvage" (may be fake)
Reply-To: < laur_hsauvage@aol.com>
Date: Tue, 23 Sep 2014 23:59:55 +0200
Subject: IT URGENT !!! ...

Dear Friend,

I am Laur H. Sauvage, International Senior Audit Accountant and Financial Lawyer affiliated to the World Bank in Washington DC USA. World Bank in conjunction with the NNPC has appointed me to audit the financial books and records of Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) from 2002 to 2012. Because there have been so many unclaimed and unpaid contract funds running into billions of dollars lying fallow and not paid for years, the World Bank together with the Federal Government of Nigeria and has ordered the immediate audit review of all financial books and records of Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC including contract papers between 2002 and 2012 to ascertain reason or reasons why these numerous multimillion dollars contract funds are not paid. In the course of my audit and accounting investigation at the Petroleum Corporation as an International Independent Auditor and Accountant, one of the numerous unclaimed contract funds amounting to multimillion US ! Dollars caught my attention. Upon hearing from you or getting your reply agreeing to partner with me to claim the unclaimed fund in your name as Partner/Representative to the Contractor, I shall give you further details of the contract fund which is presently ready for immediate payment release as the fund has been officially approved payment. I have all Legal Contract Documents to legally claim the contract fund in your name and at NO RISK INVOLVED.

I wait for your reply.

Regards,

Laur H. Sauvage

Intl Senior Audit Accountant and Financial Lawyer

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