419 scam: "Joe and Rhonda Meathf" <test@live.com> Hello

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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: "Joe and Rhonda Meathf" <test@live.com>
Reply-To: joe.maeth@hotmail.com
Date: Fri, 09 Jan 2015 09:42:17 -1000
Subject: Hello

This email is personally directed to you. I am Joe, my wife Rhonda Meath and i won a Jackpot Lottery of $11.71M in September 8, 2014. after taken care of our immediate needs we voluntarily decided to donate the sum of ($1. million) to 4 lucky indeviduls as part of our charity project, the objective of our donation is to make a notable change in the standard of living of the less privileged people all around the word, If you have received this email hen you are one of the 4 lucky recipients to help us carry out this dream. all you have to do is get back with us with your

NAME,ADDRESS,CONTACT NUMBER

so that we can send your details to the delivery company. You can verify this by visiting the web pages below.

http://www.myfoxtwincities.com/story/26472794/1171m-hot-lotto-ticket-purchased-at-shell-in-east-bethel

http://www.startribune.com/local/north/274325941.html

We anticipate your response.

Joe and Rhonda Meath

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