419 scam: "Mario Draghi."<info@west-sands.com> The Notification You Should Not Fail To Respond

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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:
- "central bank of nigeria" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mario Draghi." (may be fake)
Reply-To: <jmvsrra@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 12 Dec 2018 16:46:00 +0100
Subject: The Notification You Should Not Fail To Respond

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN

Attn Beneficiary

This is inform that your payment sum of $10.800.000.00 has been approved for immediate release and transfer to you. The United Nation head of states in conjunction with IMF and European Union Parliament has agree that due the mass failure of Central bank of Nigeria and other affiliated banks in Nigeria to release outstanding payment to its beneficiaries, we were directed to handle all outstanding payments and release it to it's Bonafide beneficiary.

We are hereby advice you to respond urgently to this directives and forward to us your full names and address including your private telephone and your bank coordinate for immediate processing for the release of your payment to you.

Mario Draghi.

The President

European Central Bank ECB

Anti-fraud resources:

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