419 scam: Miss Jennifer <0802377@gmail.com> FROM MISS JENNIFER

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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.
- jennifar12@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Miss Jennifer <0802377@gmail.com>
Reply-To: jennifar12@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 30 Jul 2010 21:24:10 +0100
Subject: FROM MISS JENNIFER

Hello Dear,

My name is Engr Jennifer Okoro,an engineer by profession,The Eastern
Operation Manager of the Nigerian National Petroleum Coperation,[NNPC].NNPC
is the highest indigenous crude oil Exploration,Production and Exporting
company in Africa,i am looking for a sincere,hardworking,GOD fearing and
romantic man to have a serious relationship with,a relationship that i
expect to culminate into marriage.

I want to invest massively in your country and i will need the assistance of
a trustworthy,loving,hardworking,GOD fearing and sexually romantic man as a
partner to manage and oversee the affairs of my investments over there since
am still single and ready for mariage with the right person.

As a public servant am not permitted by the laws of our Country to own or
operate a foriegn account hence i will like all my foriegn investments to be
in your name,after going through your profile i was impressed so i decided
to contact you to see if we can get to know each other better,there are so
many things we need to discuss but first you will have to indicate your
interest and earn my trust before we can proceed.you can write me at

*jennifar12@yahoo.com*<http://us.mc1143.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=jennifar12@yahoo.com>,attached
to this mail is my picture for you to see what i look like,untill i hear
from you.

my best regards

Miss Jennifer

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