419 scam: John Parker <john.parker2012@yahoo.com.ph> I'm Sorry

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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.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "western union" (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. )
- "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 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Western Union money transfer is completely untraceable and therefore is *not* safe to use with anyone you do not know personally. It is the preferred method of online criminals to collect money from their victims.
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.
- alexander.asia@asia.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: John Parker <john.parker2012@yahoo.com.ph>
Reply-To: alexander.asia@asia.com
Date: Fri, 11 Nov 2011 19:51:01 +0800 (SGT)
Subject: I'm Sorry

You are not picking your calls? Are you still at sleep? What time are you in USA? Hope you are not crying any more over our phone discussions last night, when you called me crying and telling me how you have been scammed by a person through western union. Also, your email address you gave me through the phone last night, was it yahoo mail, hotmail or this very email address? Well, am your dad and i can't be alive and watch you going down with no money to live your life. I want you to risa again and stop crying. Okay

Well, am glad to inform you, that i have completed my 6 years road construction contract and the bank in charge of my 6 years contract payment is zenith bank plc, and the information that the bank manager gave me, is that there are opening a new banking branch in USA i should please bank with their bank, when i get to USA. That there are now paying USA citizen who are victims of scam by wrong people who used the name of their bank to scam USA citizen.

Kindly contact zenith bank manager right now, Mr. Alexander Asia. on this E-mail address: alexander.asia@asia.com With your bank account informations and the person name that scammed you through western union to enable them confirm the name with western union and send you a compensation of Two Hundred Thousand Dollers $200,000.00. to your bank account immediately. Do it fast and right now.

Tell, Julie and Monica with any one you know, that was a victim of scam to send the person name that scammed them through western union to this E-mail address: alexander.asia@asia.com to enable the bank confirm the name with western union and send compensation of Two Hundred Thousand Dollars $200,000.00. to them immediately.

Your Dad John Parker...

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