419 scam: Lisa Breckman <lisabreckman@gmail.com> Can 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.
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- +27739726059 (South Africa, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: Lisa Breckman <lisabreckman@gmail.com>
Reply-To: lisbreckman@yahoo.com
Date: Sat, 13 Aug 2011 18:32:59 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: Can You?

Attention: Director/CEO, I am Engr.Mrs Lisa Breckman, a consultant project
manager of, South Africa Department of Minerals and Energy. I am making this
contact with you based on the Committee need for an individual/company who is
willing to assist us with a solution to a money transfer. This amount $28.5m
represents the balance of the total contract Value Executed on behalf of
Department by a foreign contracting firm, which we the officials over-invoiced
deliberately, of which the actual sum has been paid. Should you be willing to
assist us in the transaction your share of the sum will be 30% of the $28.5
million, 70% for us. To enable us commence, I will need your personal
telephone/fax number. Thank you, whilst waiting your immediate response. :
Regards, Mrs Lisa Breckman Tel:+27 739726059

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