419 scam: "Steven Gay Jr"<stevenjrgay100@gmail.com> Steven Gay (PLEASE READ AND GET BACK TO ME IMMEDIATELY)

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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.
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Steven Gay Jr" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <stev75u9fjfbdid@peoplepc.com>
Date: Fri, 6 Jan 2012 22:51:24 -0000
Subject: Steven Gay (PLEASE READ AND GET BACK TO ME IMMEDIATELY)

Hello,

I am Steven Gay Jr from the hospitality state (Mississippi) I am in need of your help to receive,

secure and protect my boxes containing the $23.3usd till my assignment elapses here.

I cannot afford to leave the boxes with Ghana military Base since here was getting unsafe

and dangerous every day I had to ship the boxes through the help of one Mr. Leh working for

Ghana Red Cross organization here. Now I have no idea what could happen next as

everything remains inconclusive at this point. In my next mail I will include my picture as well

as my I.D.s for you to know whom you are dealing with.I assure and promise to give you 20%

of this fund, however feel free to negotiate what you wish to have as your percentage in this

deal. Please assure me of your keeping this topmost secret within you sothat my job would

not be jeopardized.

My Sincere Regards,

Steven Gay Jr

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