419 scam: "Dr. Faris" <"www."@clock.ocn.ne.jp> Dear Correspondent,

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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.
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.
- george.barton50@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Dr. Faris" <"www."@clock.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: "Dr. Faris" <George.Barton50@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 11 Jan 2018 03:31:16 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Dear Correspondent,

Dear Correspondent,

We felt deeply sorry, we heard that you have been mistakenly contacted previously by the INACTIVE members of the UN FUND regulatory committees, Therefore You have our deepest apology.

But what actually kept you waiting to get back to â€œStaff George Barton?â€
â€œSir Georgeâ€ is the official staff whom your compensation FUND of nine hundred and fifty thousand dollars ($950,000,00USD) was assigned under his care since 1st jan.. 2018, And he has been officially waiting to hear from you since so that he will commence immediately on processing of your FUND Across to you. However, Many of our official staff/Active members from various district has been sending you several mails from all of our platforms but none has heard from you.
Therefore, Kindly contact our official/appointed staff today at the e-mail address below for the urgent processing of your money.
Contact Staffâ€™s Name:â€¦â€¦â€¦â€¦â€¦â€¦.. Mr. George Barton
Contact Staffâ€™s E-mail Address:â€¦â€¦â€¦..(George.Barton50@Gmail.com)
NOTE: Never reveal this e-mail address to a third party to avoid spam.
Thank You!
Regardâ€™s
Dr. Faris
Team: United Nations Trust Fund Copyright Â© 2018

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