419 scam: "Mr.George Beach" <infowwwuser@gmail.com> Attention Victim,

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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:
- "western union" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "money gram" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "ria.inter.bank@foxmail.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.
Western Union money transfer is completely untraceable and therefore is *not* safe to use with anyone you do not know personally. It is the preferred method of online criminals to collect money from their victims.
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.
- wwwinfofbi@usa.com (Outblaze.com, Hong Kong; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr.George Beach" <infowwwuser@gmail.com>
Reply-To: ria.inter.bank@foxmail.com
Date: Thu, 11 Dec 2014 03:51:50 -0800
Subject: Attention Victim,

Attention Victim,

The Federal Government of United States of America (FBI) through
provisions in Section 419 of the Criminal Code came up with punitive
measures to deter and punish offenders. The Advance Fee Fraud section
deal mainly with cases of advance fee fraud(commonly called 419) such
as obtaining by false pretense through different fraudulent schemes
e.g. contract scam, credit card scam, inheritance scam, job scam,
lottery scam, marriage scam. Immigration scam, counterfeiting and
religious scam. It also investigates cyber crime cases.

After proper investigations at Western Union Money Transfer and Money
Gram office to know if you have truly sent money to fraudsters in West
Africa through Western Union Money Transfer or Money Gram, and we
notice that your name was found in Western Union Money Transfer
database amongst those that have sent money through Western Union
Money Transfer to West Africa and this proves you right that you have
truly been swindled by those unscrupulous persons by sending money to
them through Western Union Money Transfer in the course of getting one
fund or the other that is not real, right now we are working hand in
hand with Western Union to track every fraudsters down, do not respond
to their e-mails, letters and phone calls any longer, they are scams
and you should be very careful to avoid being a victim to fraudsters
any longer, accept you confirmed directly to our work office email
address (wwwinfofbi@usa.com) (fbi-investigation-usa@darkmark.com)

In this regard and in line with the meeting held in Geneva,
Switzerland which mandated the West Africa through the Central Bank to
compensate victims of scams defrauded by fraudsters in West Africa,
the sum of US$4,800,000,00,(Four Million Eight Hundred Thousand United
States of America Dollars Only) has been deposited on your behalf as
compensation in Ria Money Transfer headquarter Porto Novo, Benin
Republic, You are to contact the Ria Money Transfer head office with
your details as directed, your fund has already been insured with your
details to avoid misappropriation,listen,don't ever you contact any
western union or money gram,because,if you try communicate with anyone
of them again, you would be arrested by United States of America
(FBI).

Please note that some fraudsters are claiming to be the Executive
(FBI),they have recently been sending funny e-mails/letters and also
calling unsuspecting persons, with intent to defraud you people. It is
important to note that these fraudsters are criminals engaged in
advance fee fraud. People throughout the world are falling victim to
scams of various kinds. But remember - if it sounds too good to be
true, it is probably a scam. In view of these, we unreservedly advice
you to dissociate yourself from all correspondence and transactions
entered into based on evidently fraudulent and fictitious claims,
kindly file below information and forward it to Ria Money Transfer
email address ria.inter.bank@foxmail.com, remember to send them total
sum of US$150,due your Irrevocable Presidential Permit (IPP).before
the total amount sum of US$4,800,000,00,would release to you
immediately, you may also receive below fund, via ATM CARD, if you did
not have an bank account,you cannot have any access of reference
mentioned fund,without been paid below charge sum of US$150,for
Irrevocable Presidential Permit (IPP).

Your Bank Name _____
Your Bank Address___
Your Full Name_____
Your Full Address____
Tel____
Account Name Holder____
Account No_____
Routing No _____
Swift Code _____
Your Driving License, if any____

Thanks
My Regards to your family
Mr. George Beach
(FBI) Secretary,Washginton DC

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