419 scam: "Mr. Carl Washington."<cwashington1616@gmail.com> KINDLY READ AND RESPOND 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.
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- +447012908554 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Carl Washington." (may be fake)
Reply-To: <cwashington1011@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 9 Sep 2016 03:31:01 +0200
Subject: KINDLY READ AND RESPOND ASAP

From: Mr. Carl Washington.
(United Nations Fund Reconciliation/Compensation)
Address: Whitehall Ct, London SW1C 5EL,
United Kingdom.

Attention,

Good day and compliments.

I know this letter will definitely come to you as a huge surprise in the sense you have lose hope over your inheritance. Based on the mandate given to us by United Nations (UN) and the International
Monetary Fund (IMF) to pay all foreign debts within one Month, we write officially to notify you that your name has been enlisted to receive your overdue inheritance/contract fund.
For quick process of your fund transfer and to avoid paying to the wrong person, we advise you to reconfirm as listed below.

(1) Your Full Names in case of any change.
(2) Home Address
(3) Phone, Fax and Mobile Numbers.
(3) Copy of Int'l Passport, Driver's License, Or Any Valid Id Card.
(4) Your occupation.
(5) Your Age.
(6) Marital status.

It is your duty to make sure you provide the above details as listed for quick processing and delivering of your fund accordingly. I know base on what you went through in the past, you are trying to be
careful but I stand to tell you the good news is that; you are not required to send any money to whosoever. All you need to do is to re-confirm the above details and your readiness to receive your
Inheritance and your compensation fund will be delivered to you. Once again, we are truly sorry for all the inconveniences this might put you through all these period but we are here to reassure you of 100% authenticity on this great opportunity. We anticipate a positive response.

Mr. Carl Washington.
UN financial consultant
Phone: # +447-012-908-554.
(United Nations Fund Reconciliation/Compensation)

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