419 scam: KATHY GEORGE <officefile64474@yahoo.pt> =?UTF-8?Q?GOOD_NEWS_(_$16_MILLION_)_FUND

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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.
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.
- gtbank58@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: KATHY GEORGE <officefile64474@yahoo.pt>
Reply-To: KATHY GEORGE <gtbank58@yahoo.fr>
Date: Tue, 11 Nov 2014 15:11:46 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: =?UTF-8?Q?GOOD_NEWS_(_$16_MILLION_)_FUND_TRANSFER=E2=80=8F?=

Â GOOD NEWS, MY NAME IS KATHY GEORGE FROM USA, I AM ONE OF THE VICTIM WHO LOST SO MUCH MONEY ALL TRYING TO GET MY APPROVED FUND $16 MILLION FROM BENIN REPUBLIC. I NEVER KNEW I WAS DEALING WITH THE WRONG PEOPLE SENDING MONEY TO THEM THANKS TO GOD ALMIGHTY EVERYTHING HAS COME TO AN END.. I CALLED THE USA EMBASSY OFFICE IN BENIN REPUBLIC DIRECT AND I EXPLAINED TO THEM, THEY ASKED ME HOW MUCH HAVE I PAID TO THIS PEOPLE SO FAR I TOLD THEM EVERYTHING $44,000 HE LAUGHED SAID I HAVE BEEN SCAMMED BECAUSE I WENT DEALING WITH THE WRONG PEOPLE WHO ARE NOT REAL ALL THEY DEMAND IS PAYMENT AFTER PAYMENT AND I WILL GET NO SINGLE PENNY AT THE END OF EVERYTHING. SO HE JUST HANGED ON ASK ME TO HOLD LET HIM CALL THE PAYING BANK, AFTER HE CALLED BACK TELLING ME THAT AM SO LUCKY MY FUND IS STILL READY AVAILABLE FOR ME TO RECEIVE.

SO HE EMAILED ME BACK YESTERDAY, EMAIL SUBJECTED (YOUR IMPENDING FUND TRANSFER) I ALSO FOUND YOUR EMAIL IN THIS LIST. THEN HE GAVE ME THE BANK CONTACT ADDRESS SO I WROTE MAIL TO THE BANK IMMEDIATELY EXPLAIN MY SELF HOW I AM BEEN SCAMMED FROM DIFFERENT PEOPLE ALL TRYING TO GET THIS MONEY BUT THEY KEEP ASKING ME TO SEND MONEY HE TOLD ME THOSE PEOPLE WERE ALL FAKE.

HE GAVE ME THE ONLINE WIRE INSTRUCTIONS HOW AM TO DO THE ONLINE BANKING MY SELF I WAS TOLD ALL I WILL PAY IS $50 SO I SEND THE $50 TO HIM AND I JUST DID THE ONLINE WIRE TRANSFER NOW I FILLED IN MY BANK DETAILS WHERE I WANT THE MONEY TRANSFERRED I JUST GOT RESPOND NOW FROM MY BANK TRANSACTION ALERT THAT MY FUND $16 MILLION WILL BE CLEARED IN TO MY ACCOUNT IN THE NEXT 2 WORKING DAYS.

AM JUST HAPPY EVERYTHING HAS JUST GOT TO AN END.

PLEASE I WANT YOU TO EMAIL THE BANK NOW THAT YOU ARE ONE OF THE BENEFICIARY WHO SUPPOSED TO RECEIVE YOUR FUNDS EARLIER BUT WAS NOT DEALING WITH THE RIGHT PERSON AND YOU WILL BE HAPPY TO KNOW THE NEXT LINE HOW GET THIS DONE IMMEDIATELY. TRY CONTACT THEM TODAY EXPLAIN YOURSELF AS SOON AS YOU CONTACT HIM.

MR. ANTHONY ANUKWU

EMAIL:Â gtbank58@yahoo.fr

GT BANK- GUARANTY TRUST BANK

THANKS, GOOD LUCK
KATHY GEORGE

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