419 scam: Vivian Jones <vivian05_jones@yahoo.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:

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.
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
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.
- vivian25_jones@yahoo.co.in (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Vivian Jones <vivian05_jones@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: vivian25_jones@yahoo.co.in
Date: Wed, 23 Jun 2010 20:13:57 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Hello,

Hello,

My name is Vivian,i saw your profile today in internet and became
interested in you,i will also like to know you the more,and i want you
to send an email to my email address so i can give you my picture for
you to know whom i am.

Here is my email address (vivian25_jones@yahoo.co.in)

I believe we can move from here!

I am waiting for your mail to my email address above.

Vivianbaby.(Remeber the distance or colour does not matter but love matters alot in life)

(vivian25_jones@yahoo.co.in)

Hallo,

Mein Name ist Vivian, ich sah Ihr Profil heute und wurde im Internet
für dich interessiert, werde ich auch gern wissen Sie mehr, und ich
möchte Sie auf eine E-Mail an meine E-Mail-Adresse, so kann ich Ihnen
mein Bild für Sie zu senden wissen, wem ich bin.

Hier ist meine E-Mail-Adresse (vivian25_jones@yahoo.co.in)

Ich glaube, wir können von hier aus!

Ich bin warten auf Ihre Mail an meine E-Mail-Adresse oben.

Vivianbaby. (Denken Sie daran, die Entfernung oder die Farbe spielt keine Rolle, aber die Liebe eine Menge Dinge im Leben)

(Vivian25_jones@yahoo.co.in)

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