419 scam: "George Anderson"<g.anderson01@yandex.com> Dear Friend

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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:
- "barr." (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "George Anderson" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <barrgeorge_anderson@mail.ua>
Date: Thu, 22 Jan 2015 08:21:18 -0800
Subject: Dear Friend

Good day,

My Name is George Anderson i am contacting you with a good faith and believing that you are going to assist me in this transaction do not see this email as one of the scam mail. for your help in this transaction. I am contacting you in respect of my client Muammar al-Gaddafi (Now Deceased)

After his death, all of his family members was arrested and some killed I have shifted the fund to escrow account and transferred it from South Africa to a Bank in the United States so that nobody will have access to the fund, again I want to invest the fund in your country all I want from you is your honesty and sincerity for you to stand as the beneficiary of the fund and both of us will sign agreement which I will give you 30% for your benefit in this transaction,Note that all necessary documentation are intact.

please check on the link below to know more about my client Muammar al-Gaddafi (Now Deceased)

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-22745618

please kindly get back to me with your name, address and phone number for further details.

Best regards

Barr. George Anderson

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