419 scam: "FBI"<u13@r13.nalog.ru> Security and Counter Intelligence Department!!!

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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
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 state 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)
- "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)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
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.
- scott_lucas48@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "FBI" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <scott_lucas48@yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 12 Nov 2016 07:00:04 +0800
Subject: Security and Counter Intelligence Department!!!

United Nations Headquarters,
New York, NY 10017,
USA.

With sincere pleasure from the Head Office of the Security and Counterintelligence (CI) for United States Investigations Services (USIS), you have been honored to be informed that we have reconciled with our logistic department on the reimbursement of some fund spent by you during the cause of your inadequate dealings with some impostors who claim to be staff in banks and other regional payment centers

Your personal email address was found in a personal computer of one suspected fraudster in our detention with real name withheld, sending your emails with fake identities.

We have been instructed by the United Nations Headquarters not to disclose any information for security reasons as we continue to carry out out investigations concerning this matter and compensate all emails with a token funds derived from scams fraudsters with sponsorship from the WORLD BANK ASSISTED PROGRAMMED and also DEBT RECONCILIATION/AUDIT UNIT, USA.

Our logistic department ended up in a meeting with our sponsorship to compensate Scam viticms $4.000,000.00 United States Dollars (four million united state dollars) who fell victims to these impostor due to unawareness. And mode of payment was as well specified for proper conducts and financial regulations to kick against criminality during process of payment. We have arranged your payment through our swift card centers, with the latest instruction from United Nations Office And International Monetary Fund Reconciliation Office.

You are hereby selected one victim due to unawareness for this payment approval worth $4.000,000.00 United States Dollars (four million united state dollars) which you are to acknowledge the receipt of this mail in returning the required below to the Logistic Department by email listed below for immediately release of your above stated compensated funds so that there will be no mistake while delivering your funds to your home.

1. Full Name:
2. Home Address:
3. Home/Cell Phone:
4. Age/Gender:
5. Occupation:

NOTE: you are to reply this email to the payment director
Sir Scott Lucas
Email: scott_lucas48@yahoo.com
Phone: (234) 714 1295

Best regards,
Mrs Alyssa Richardson.
Secretary in charge,
Security and Counter Intelligence.

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