419 scam: "Jurgen Stock" <utocks353@ens-kouba.dz> VERY IMPORTANT MESSAGE FOR YOU,,,

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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:
- "affidavit " (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: "Jurgen Stock" <utocks353@ens-kouba.dz>
Reply-To: utocks353@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 11 Apr 2017 14:22:54 +0100
Subject: VERY IMPORTANT MESSAGE FOR YOU,,,

INTERPOL Secretariat
The Hague
Netherlands

Dear / FUND OWNER/BENEFICIARY

Congratulation to you for our successful recovery of your fund from
swindlers.

We received Fraud signal and report from Our high-tech infrastructure
of technical and operational support that helps us meet the growing
challenges of fighting crime in the 21st century about innocent people
fund invested in some banks globally and after our real-time and
pains-taking investigations, we found out that your fund has been on
hold for a long time and some officials from banks and all other
government agencies are bent on making life difficult for you.

We are contacting you because your name and email address shows that you
are the real owner of the fund so We have already inform the paying bank
that the real beneficiary of the fund will be in-touch
after our investigation.

Moreover, you will apply and obtain the INTERPOL APPROVED AFFIDAVIT FROM A
COMPETENT COURT HERE and you will bear the cost. THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT
TAKE NOTE, FIRST AND ONLY STEP.

We are waiting for your urgent confirmation of this important message with
your full name and form of identification for final confirmation before we
will give instruction for your fund release

NOTE: YOUR FUND IS NO LONGER IN ANY BANK IN NIGERIA OR AFRICA AS A WHOLE.
BEWARE. YOU ARE TO DESIST FROM ANY COMMUNICATION WITH ANYONE CLAMING ONE
THING OR THE OTHER ABOUT YOUR FUND. ONCE AGAIN, BEWARE.

Mr. JÃ¼rgen Stock,
INTERPOL Secretariat
The Hague

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