419 scam: "Mr. Robert G. Gauthier"<robertd.gauthier@yahoo.ca> Find detail of your US$6.250,000 approved...

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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:
- "your urgent reply" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
- "abuja" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
- "cheques " (Beware of any scheme that involves cashing checks or money orders and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere - you'll be liable for the entire amount if the checks or money orders turn out to be fake, even after you have received and forwarded cash. If it's a lottery prize, remember that real lotteries do not pay large prizes by check. They wire the money directly to your bank account and you do not pay for that. Many scammers promise a large check only in order to then demand payment of courier fees for a fake courier service. )
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Robert G. Gauthier" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <financial.grants@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 23 Oct 2015 14:48:48 -0700
Subject: Find detail of your US$6.250,000 approved...

Find detail of your US$6.250,000 approved

Dear Sir,

Please note that your funds shall be sent to any of our Escrow offices for your collection as provided on list below as to the region where your credit originated from hence we require you to give us your identity either copies of your passport or drivers license, your address and direct phone number to prepare the payment voucher and other payments documents and to make available The sum of Six Million Two Hundred and Fifty Thousand dollars (US$6,250,000 for your payment.

Due to frequent reports of falsification of our checks and other monetary instruments, we do not post our cheques any longer but we make payment by cash hence we would process the payment documents to enable you go with our staff in our vehicle to any banks within the office location for you to deposit your for further transfer to your choice account.

We shall appoint payment coordinator that will assist to coordinate your coming and getting your payment and taking same with you to deposit in the bank for on-the-spot further transfer to your choice account.

Expecting your urgent reply

Thank you

Mr. Robert G. Gauthier

Director
Africa Regional Resource Centre
United Nation Compensation Commission
U N C C Secretariat
United Nations House
Plot 11 Wuse Abuja
Nigeria

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