419 scam: "Dr. Steven Emeka"<webmaster2@yardsalesecret.com> Greeting To You

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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:
- "you are advice to " (this email uses bad English)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
- "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
- "high court" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
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.
- barrmikeazu@tiscali.cz (Tiscali; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "Dr. Steven Emeka" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <barrmikeazu@tiscali.cz>
Date: Tue, 15 Dec 2009 03:11:25 +0100
Subject: Greeting To You

Greeting To You,

This to acknowledge you that your (NAME) is found among those that have been scammed, and the compensate have been approved by the supreme high court here in Nigeria and you are asked to contact you by the Nigeria president on how to send you the sum of (Six hundred and fifty thousand united state dollars only) $650 000.00 united state dollars.

So you are advice to contact the lawyer in charges of this fund and his name is Barrister Mike Azu, and make sure you contact him with your full Contact information.For more information on how to make the money send to you because many People complain about scamming every day from Nigeria and we are trying to stop this fraudulent from Nigeria and we are sure you that it will stop because we are now working with the internet operation such as YAHOOMAIL and also the united state FBI and Nigeria police with EFCC so that the scam can be eradicated in this country and I want you to follow your fund code which follow bellow, and which is given to you by the high court of Nigeria and the Code is (Be74678FGN)
And I want you to keep this code, because this code will ensure you and Alert you in any day you receive a scam e-mail from this country. And as soon as you contact Barrister Mike Azu, with your full contact information requested, he will be forward everything to the Nigeria presidency office to issue out your award certificate as the rightful beneficiary and Try to send your information to him

Name: Barrister Mike Azu.
E-mail Address :(barrmikeazu@tiscali.cz)
CHAMBER NUMBER...189VC

Contact him in regarding of your fund once you confirm this mail so that he will tell you what to do to get your fund I will be coming directly from the high court therefore you are advice to contact the lawyer in charges of your fund he will alert the united state bureau and also the your state police for the fund to be deliver to you without any restriction and problem when the fund get to you in your location area. Thanks.

Best Regard
Dr. Steven Emeka

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