419 scam: "Elizbeth Usha"<pastorcb020@yahoo.ca> RECEIVE YOUR COMPENSATION CHEQUE OF US$950,000,00

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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:
- "cheque " (Beware of any scheme that involves cashing checks or money orders and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere - you'll be liable for the entire amount if the checks or money orders turn out to be fake, even after you have received and forwarded cash. If it's a lottery prize, remember that real lotteries do not pay large prizes by check. They wire the money directly to your bank account and you do not pay for that. Many scammers promise a large check only in order to then demand payment of courier fees for a fake courier service. )
This email message is a "New Partner from Paraguay" scam.
This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- +22999805447 (Benin, probably a prepaid mobile phone)
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.
- pastorcb020@yahoo.ca (Yahoo, Canada; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "Elizbeth Usha" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <pastorb_ch@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 7 Oct 2013 16:18:05 +0100
Subject: RECEIVE YOUR COMPENSATION CHEQUE OF US$950,000,00

Hello My Dear,

How are you today together with your family? I'm happy to inform you about my success in getting those funds transferred through the help of the Financial Controller of West Africa. Although he demanded for 1% of the total sum from me at the successful end of the transaction. Presently i'm in Paraguay for investment projects with my own share of the total sum. Meanwhile, i did not forget your past efforts and attempts to assist me in transferring those funds despite that it failed us some how.

Now, i want you to contact my church pastor in Republic of Benin, his name is Pastor Brown Chris through his e-mail address, pastorcb020@yahoo.ca or, call Pastor Brown on Telephone +229 99805447 , and ask him to send you Cheque of USD$950,000 Dollars which i kept for your compensation for all the past efforts and attempts to assist me in this matter. I appreciated your efforts at that time very much. so feel free and get intouched with my chucrh 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 sufferness at that time. In the moment, i'm very busy here because of the investment projects which I and the new partner are having at hand now.

Finally, remember that I had forwarded instruction to my church pastor on your behalf to receive that money, so feel free to get intouch with Pastor Brown Chris, he will send the amount to you without any delay.

Best Regards,
Mrs.Elizbeth Usha
Greethings from Paraguay.

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