419 scam: "Mrs Rosaline Sally"<info@ioesa.com.mx> I AM WAITING FORWARD TO HEAR FROM ASAP.

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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:
- "million united states 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)
- ",000,000" (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)
- "00,000.00" (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: "Mrs Rosaline Sally" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <fvcfus@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 2 Mar 2016 03:40:19 +0100
Subject: I AM WAITING FORWARD TO HEAR FROM ASAP.

Attention Sir/ Madam,

After series of talks and understanding with some offices, regarding your unclaimed funds.

I write to inform you that we have moved the sum of Ten Million United States Dollars ($10,000,000.00), to Barclays Bank London, for them to pay you. The above mentioned amount, represents part of your funds, as we cannot move the entire Amount, for sensitive reasons. Thus Barclays Bank London, is to contact you immediately for you to claim your money.

The reason for this latest development is because the Federal Government of Nigeria, has directed that all unclaimed sums will be moved to the Federal Government Treasury Single Account (TSA), by the end of this First Financial Quarter of this year 2016. Thus the Financial Quarter will come to an end very soon.

You are therefore required to expect correspondence from Barclays Bank London, and as you hear from them, do follow up with their instructions, as to claim your money swiftly.

Note that upon the actualization of your claims of the money, you will settle me and other the people who assisted in one way or the other to make sure that part of your money was moved out to stop your total sum from being moved to the Treasury Single Account (TSA) of the Federal Government.

Acknowledge your receipt of this mail and await an immediate correspondence from Barclays Bank London, as they must commence dealings with you without delay, as to meet up with for your money to get to you before the end of this financial quarter..

Do field me with your dealings with Barclays Bank London.

I am expecting your immediate response.

Yours faithfully,

Mrs Rosaline Sally
Director: Economic and Monetary Affairs (WorldBank Group).

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