419 scam: "REV. jerry smith" <mb92729@gmail.com> Accept This For Your Past Effort

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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.
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.
- williamsjohnmr@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "REV. jerry smith" <mb92729@gmail.com>
Reply-To: williamsjohnmr@hotmail.com
Date: Mon, 10 Mar 2014 20:11:02 +0600
Subject: Accept This For Your Past Effort

Dear partner,
I contacted you before regarding some funds I wanted to transfer into your domestic
account, I am happy to inform you about my success in getting that fund transfer through
one Rev. Dipak Dutta from India, in appreciation for your assistance I have issued a
cashier Check valued $850,000.00 (Eight hundred and Fifty thousand Dollars) in your
favour and want you to contact my office secretary and send him YOUR FULL NAME: 2. HOME
ADDRESS:3. TELEPHONE NUMBER:4. OCCUPATION:

let him know that i have contacted you to send the Cashier Check I issued in your name.

His name: Mr. John William
E-mail: williamsjohnmr@hotmail.com
Tel: 0022968943793

Am now in India with Rev. Dipak Dutta trying to set up a new investment, I will email
you again once is done to see if you can join us over here. Thank you once again and
wish to meet you soon. May LORD be with you.

Sincerely Regards,

Rev. Jerry Smith

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