419 scam: "Mrs. Jessica Brown."<lee@e-t-a.de> Contact Mr Mike Johnson For Your Bank Draft

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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:
- "security keeping fee" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "money transfer control number" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "consignment " (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)
- "courier company" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
- "certified bank draft" (Beware of any scheme that involves cashing checks or money orders and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere - you'll be liable for the entire amount if the checks or money orders turn out to be fake, even after you have received and forwarded cash. If it's a lottery prize, remember that real lotteries do not pay large prizes by check. They wire the money directly to your bank account and you do not pay for that. Many scammers promise a large check only in order to then demand payment of courier fees for a fake courier service. )
This email message is a "New Partner from Paraguay" scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs. Jessica Brown." (may be fake)
Reply-To: <fedexoffice@mail386.com>
Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2011 05:14:27 +0700
Subject: Contact Mr Mike Johnson For Your Bank Draft

Good Day TO You!!!!!!!!!!!!

I have been waiting for you to contact me for your confirmable $850,000 international certified bank draft but I did not heard from you for a couple of weeks now then i went to the bank to confirm if the draft has expired or getting near to expire date and Dr Wilson general manager AfriBank told me that the draft will get to your before expiring date.

So I told him to cash the $850,000 to cash payment to avoid losing these funds under expiration as i will be out of the country for 3 Months Course and i will not come back till am through with the course, what you have to do now is to contact FedEx Controller Mr. Mike Johnson as soon as possible to know when their will deliver your consignment to your door step because of the expiring date.

I want you to know that i have paid for the delivering fee, and insurance premium fee the only amount required for deliver of your consignment to your postal address in your country is ($190 .00 USD) only for security keeping fee, i would have paid the security keeping but they did not allow me because they don't know when you will contact them for the Bank Draft, all you have is to contact FedEx Express Courier Company now;

The following information is needed from you for delivery of your package to your door step.

1, Your Full Name:
2, Your Delivery Address:
3, Your Cell Phone Number:
4, Your Age:
5, Your Country:
6, Your OCUPATION:
7, Your Sex:

Directors Name: Mr. Mike Johnson
Company Name: FedEx EXPRESS COURIER COMPANY
Email Address: mikejohnsonser@rogers.com

Finally, make sure that you reconfirm your postal address and direct telephone number to after contacting FedEx for your $850,000 certified bank draft make sure you contact them as soon as you receive this mail and ask them how you will make payment $190 for immediate delivery of your package to your door step.

Below is the payment information you are to use in making payment of $190 for delivery of your bank draft to your door step

ADDRESS: #780 Everlin Joe Crecent Pack Phorthacourt Nigeria
SENDER'S NAME:
SENDER'S ADDRESS:
AMOUNT SENT: $190
TEXT QUESTION: In God?
TEXT ANSWER: .We Trust
MONEY TRANSFER CONTROL NUMBER
(M.T.C.N)........................................

After confirmation of your payment their delivery Men will commence delivery to your home address with out any atom or delay.

Thanks
Sincerely,
Mrs. Jessica Brown.

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