419 scam: OFFICE MAIL <revfrankjackson080@gmail.com> I DID NOT FORGET 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:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "00,000.00" (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 "New Partner from Paraguay" scam.
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.
- rvfkjackson@gmail.com (Gmail/GoogleMail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: OFFICE MAIL <revfrankjackson080@gmail.com>
Reply-To: rvfkjackson@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 18 Mar 2010 12:53:12 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: I DID NOT FORGET YOU

Dear Friend,

I'm happy to inform you about my success in getting
the inheritance fund valued for US$10,980,000.00.The fund have been transferred
to my bank account under the co-operation of a new partner from
London.

Presently I'm in Nigeria for investment projects( Oil
Refinery ) with my new business partners and meanwhile,I didn't forget your past
efforts and attempts to assist me in transferring the fund despite that it did
not work out very well.

Because of your
tireless efforts to help me secure the fund,I left the sum of US$400,000.00 for
your compensation for all your past efforts and assist in this matter.

Please contact my secretary/Personal assistant Rev
Frank Jackson,with this email (rvfkjackson@gmail.com) ask him to send you the total amount of which I
kept for your compensation for all the past efforts and attempts to assist me in
this matter.

I appreciated your
efforts at that time very much and thank you. So feel free and get in touch with
my secretary Rev Frank
Jackson and instruct him where to send
the amount to you.I dropped an ATM card worth of US$400,000.00 on your name from my bank so contact
him to enable him send it to you.

Please update me once
you have received the card,am very busy here because of the investment projects
which me and the new partners are handling now.So you go ahead and contact my
secretary as soon as possible and ask him to send you the ATM card.

He is
expecting your email and will send the ATM CARD as I have instructed him to do when you ask for
it.

Best regards,
Sir. Mark
Woods

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