419 scam: "Richard A Goodman"<mych@topmail.kz> Stop All Furthers Transaction!!!

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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:
- "western union" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "money gram" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "hundred thousand united states 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)
- ",500,000" (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.
Western Union money transfer is completely untraceable and therefore is *not* safe to use with anyone you do not know personally. It is the preferred method of online criminals to collect money from their victims.
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.
- goodmanricharda9@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Richard A Goodman" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <goodmanricharda9@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 20 Jan 2015 05:08:50 -0800
Subject: Stop All Furthers Transaction!!!

United States Of America
Western Union, Headquarters
Address: 12500 E Belford Ave,
Englewood, CO 80112,
United States.

After several investigations and researches at the Western Union, Money Gram and other various money transferring offices, we found your name in the database amongst those that have been defrauded and this proves that you have truly been swindled by those scams persons by sending money to them through Western Union and other means of sending money, in the hope of getting one fund or the other that is not real. As the Federal Bureau Of Investigation(F.B.I), Interpol, and the local police force are now working in hands to track every fraudsters down and mind you, do not respond to their e-mails,letters and phone calls any longer as they are Fraudsters and you should be very careful to avoid being a victim to fraudsters any longer because they have nothing to offer you but to rip-off what you have worked earnestly hard to earn.

We have deposit the sum of One Million, Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars ($1,500,000USD) should be transferred to you as compensation for been defrauded on behalf of Mr.SHELDON ADELSON DEVELOPED COMDEX. Be warned! Stop All Communication with them.

We have deposited your fund at Western Union agent location in USA where the investigation started.

Contact the Western Union/Money Gram agent office through this email address stated below;

Contact person:Richard.A.Goodman
Email:goodmanricharda9@gmail.com

NOTE: YOU HAVE TO RECONFIRM ALL YOUR INFORMATION, BECAUSE THEY ARE REQUIRED IN THE WESTERN UNION/MONEY GRAM OFFICE TO ENABLE US KNOW WHOM WE ARE SENDING THE MONEY TO IF YOU ARE TRULY BEEN DEFRAUDED AND THE PROCEDURES WOULD BE TAKEN AS SOON AS YOU GET BACK TO US WITH THE NECESSARY INFORMATION NEEDED.

REQUIRED INFORMATION ARE:

FULL NAME:
AGE:
HOME ADDRESS:
DRIVER'S LICENSE/INT'L PASSPORT:
OCCUPATION:
COUNTRY:
STATE:
GENDER:
PURPOSE OF DEFRAUD:
AMOUNT LOST:
DIRECT CELL PHONE NO.:

Good Luck and Kind Regards,

James Comey
F.B.I. Investigation Officer.

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