419 scam: "Michelle S.Jones" <michellejones@picassoonrichmond.com> I NEED YOUR HELP PLEASE REPLY

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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.
- csm.miichellejones@rediffmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Michelle S.Jones" <michellejones@picassoonrichmond.com>
Reply-To: Csm.miichellejones@rediffmail.com
Date: Thu, 8 Dec 2011 12:01:08 -0500
Subject: I NEED YOUR HELP PLEASE REPLY

Attention:Sir/Madam.

My name is Csm.Michelle Jones, I am an American soldier, serving in the
military with the armys 4th Battalion, 64th Armored Regiment. I need your
assistance, I have summed up courage to contact you. As far as, my
situation here is concern reaching out via this medium is personally
considered safest and the cheapest means of reaching out to you from the
U.S.Military base,here in the Middle East.

>From all indications you are God sent, with the way and how lucky I was to
get your e-mail contact address from the U.S. military base library
address journal through my online search just a few minutes ago.I am
seeking your kind assistance to move the sum of ( US$3MILLION) to you, as
far as I can be assured that my share will be safe in your care until I
complete my service here, this MONEY was discovered in Iraq in 2003, and
the above mentioned amount was given to me as my personal share by my
battalion, which includes (Staff Sgt.Kenneth Buff & Sgt.Van Daniel Ess).

with the speculated troop withdrawal by president Obama, am afraid that
the money will be discovered, hence i want to move this money to you for
safe keeping pending the completion of my assignment here.

SOURCE OF THIS FUNDS, CLICK THE WEBSITE
BELOW.

http://www.jonathanforeman.com/military/nyp_iraq/04192003_chest.html

But,my Question is 'CAN I TRUST YOU"?. You will be rewarded with 40% of
this funds for your help.Please respond to
{Csm.miichellejones@rediffmail.com} ASAP further details.

Sincerely,
Michelle S.Jones

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