419 scam: "JAMESON STANLEY"<mygodline1@mail.kz> RE: THIS IS NOT A SALE, SOLICITATION OR SPAM.

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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:
- ",000,000" (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)
- "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)
- "% will be for you" (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.

Fraud email example:

From: "JAMESON STANLEY" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <ash1mail@yahoo.com.hk>
Date: Wed, 16 May 2012 14:48:07 -0700
Subject: RE: THIS IS NOT A SALE, SOLICITATION OR SPAM.

Hello,

THIS IS NOT A SALE, SOLICITATION OR SPAM.

I am a staff of States Trust Bank London. I am writing on behalf of my client following an Opportunity in my office that will be of immense benefit to my client and us. My client was a top government official in another country, who banked with us in the UK. I was his personal banker, who kept all this accounts and monitored all his investment for him here in the UK.

My client's bank account with us has been frozen due to some diminutive investigation on my client. My client is a very rich man, worth over $4 billion USD. A lot of these funds are frozen in different accounts due to the reason I gave above, and we need to transfer $30,000,000.00 Million.

Now! All we need from you is to let us know if you are interested before we give you more information.

If you decide to help us,30% will be for you.

We will discuss much in details when I receive your response.

Best regards
Mr. Jameson Stanley

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