419 scam: "Mr.Jim Peter" <Jimpoffletter@rediffmail.com> CONTACT MY PASTOR FOR YOUR COMPENSATION CHEQUE OF $1.4MUSD

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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:
- "cotonou" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
This email message is a "New Partner from Paraguay" scam.
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.
- pastjoswillfred@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr.Jim Peter" <Jimpoffletter@rediffmail.com>
Reply-To: pastjoswillfred@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 12 Aug 2011 21:53:41 +0700
Subject: CONTACT MY PASTOR FOR YOUR COMPENSATION CHEQUE OF $1.4MUSD

Hello my friend,

I'm happy to inform you about my success in getting those funds
transferred under the cooperation of a new partner from Paraguay
Presently,I'm in Paraguay for investment projects with my own share of
the total sum.

Mean while,i didn't forget your past efforts and attempts to assist me
in transferring those funds despite that it failed us some how.

Now contact my Pastor in Cotonou Benin Republic on his email address
(pastjoswillfred@yahoo.com) and ask Him to send you the total of
$1.4MUSD which i kept for your compensation for all the past efforts
and attempts to assist me in this matter that time.

I appreciated all your efforts at that time very much. so feel free
and get in touch with my Pastor and instruct him where to send the
amount to you.

Please do let me know immediately you receive it so that we can share
the joy after all the sufferings at that time. in the moment, I'm very
busy here because of the investment projects which me and the new
partner are having at hand,

Finally, remember that I have forwarded instruction to Pastor JOshua
Wilfred on your behalf to receive that cheque, so feel free to get in
touch with him on email address(pastjosWillfred@yahoo.com) he will
send the amount to you without any delay.

Yours Faithfully.

Mr Jim Peter From Paraguay

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