419 scam: "SERGENAT ANN HESTER"<info@hp.com> YOU WILL BENEFIT A LOT FROM THIS

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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:
- "million us dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
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.
- sgtannh@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "SERGENAT ANN HESTER" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <sgtannh@yahoo.com>
Date: Sun, 15 Apr 2012 09:08:10 -0500
Subject: YOU WILL BENEFIT A LOT FROM THIS

Good Day Sir/Madam,

To whom it may concern. My name is Sgt Ann Hester, a member of the U.S. ARMY Medical troop, which was deployed to Iraq at the beginning of the war in Iraq, some of my men are back home to the state but only few remain like me for special service.

I will send to you my photos and my military identity scan copy in my next mail to you.

I made total sum of $7.5 Million US dollars the funds is an oil business money I did with some Iraqi citizens worth over 42 million US dollars, but the $7.5 million US dollars stated is my share on the business and it’s legal.
The most important thing is ''' Can We Trust each other? , Am offering you 30% share of the total funds while we use the rest 70% for our investments.

You have to take control of all investments and will be coming to meet with you later as soon as i have vacation but please i have more interest on real estate.
Kindly indicate on your next mail if you are really interested to partner with me so i will provide to you more detail information's on how we will move forward.

If you are interested in this transaction kindly get back to me with the following information below….. (sgtannh@yahoo.com)

Your Full Name:
City:
Country:
Home Address.
Age:
Occupation:
Telephone Number:
E-mail Address:

Regards,
Sergeant Ann Hester
sgtannh@yahoo.com

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