419 scam: "Mr. Stephen Oronsaye"<tj457059@gmail.com> Scam Victims payment

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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:
- "you are advice to " (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.
- tj457059@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Stephen Oronsaye" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <stephenosagiedeoronsaye@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 26 Jul 2010 13:20:37 -0700
Subject: Scam Victims payment

From: SCAM VICTIMS GLOBALNETWORK INC
Date: 2010/07/26

To the Attention of: SCAM VICTIMS

This email is not in any manner directed to you, but it’s purposely and
Specifically directed to Scam victims.

However, if you have fallen for bank transfer scams, pet scams or any form of Scams, do not hesitate to contact us for more details on how we can help because of this is to bring to your notice that, The Scam Victims Payment Team are delegated from the United Nation to all Apex Bank (Central Banks) in conjunction with the World Bank Group to pay global victims each the sum of £1,500, 000, 00 (One Million Five Hundred Thousand GBP) only respectively.

After scrutiny and careful investigations through Google Award 10th Anniversary compensations to scam victims emails find out. Now, you are approved and listed in our scammed victim’s compensation Payment Schedule as one of the internet fraud victims to be paid, and this team to make sure it pays to the rightful person this amount each.

You are advice to adhere to this payment notice and get back to this office as soon as possible. We shall be waiting to hear from you with proves to back your claims that you were truly scammed.

Yours faithfully,

Mr. Stephen Oronsaye
Email:tj457059@gmail.com

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