419 scam: "Mr. terry stones" <postmaster@localhost.com> THE TRUTH ABOUT YOUR FUND??

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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 fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
- "diplomatic delivery"
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- ",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)
- "contact me immediately" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
- "diplomatic delivery" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
- "remain blessed" (scammers in West Africa like to use religious phrases)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
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.
- +2347013791426 (Nigeria, 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.
- terrystonens@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. terry stones" <postmaster@localhost.com>
Reply-To: terrystones63@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 22 Mar 2017 20:28:38 -0300
Subject: THE TRUTH ABOUT YOUR FUND??

From: EFCC <admin@domain.com>
Sent: March 13, 2017 3:49 PM
Subject: THE TRUTH ABOUT YOUR FUND??

Attn: Sir/Madam

Sometimes, I do wonder if you are really with your senses. How could
you keep trusting people and at the end you will loose your hard
Earned money, or are you being deceived by their big names? They
impersonate on many offices, claiming to be governors,
Directors/Chairmen of one Office or the other. Their game plan is only
just to extort your hard Earned money.

Now the question is how long you will continue to be deceived?
Sometimes, they will issue you fake check, introduce you to fake
Diplomatic delivery, un-existing on-line banking and they will also
fake wire transfer of your fund with Payment Stop Order and even send
you fake atm cards etc.

Anyway, by the virtue of my position I have been following this
Transaction from inception and all your efforts towards realizing the
Fund. More often than not, I sit down and laugh at your ignorance and
that of those who claim they are assisting you; it is very unfortunate
that at the end you loose. Although, I don't blame you because you are
not here in Nigeria to witness the processing of your payment in
Nigeria. The problem you are having is that you been told the whole
truth about this transaction and it is because of this truth they
decided to Be extorting your money. The most annoying part is even
fraudsters have really taken advantage of this opportunity to enrich
them selves At your expense. Those you feel are assisting or working
for you are your main problems. I know the truth surrounding this
payment and I am the only person who will deliver you from this long
suffering if you will abide by my advice.

I also know that recently you have been dealing with people claiming
to be the EFCC. They claim that they are helping you and you forward
all the fraudulent e-mails you receive to them. At the end they do
nothing about the fraudsters. Soon they will ask you to pay money to
receive a compensation of $1,500,000. Do not pay any money to them
because they are only interested in your hard earned money and you
will never receive any compensation in return, they will always keep
coming back to ask for more money.

Please I beseech you to stop pursuit of shadows and being deceived.
Feel free to contact me immediately you receive this mail so that I
can explain to you the modus-operandi guiding the release of your
Payment. Do not panic, be rest assured that this arrangement will be
guided by your Embassy here in Nigeria.

N/B: You are urgently requested to provide me with the following information

Full Name:....................................
Address:.......................................
Telephone Number:.................................
Occupation:.................................

Contact me upon the receipt of this mail if you wish to receive your
fund and stop wasting your hard earn money.

Thanks and remain blessed.

Yours faithfully, Mr. terry stones
Contact Email terrystonens@gmail.com
Tel: +234 7013791426

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