419 scam: "Mr. Lord Roger"<debbie@jvafcu.org> ARE YOU DEAD OR ALIVE?

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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:
- "clearance 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. )
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
- "dear beneficiary," (this SPAM email was probably sent to thousands of people)
- "courier company" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
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.
- lordroger7@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Lord Roger" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <lordrogerconpensate@live.com>
Date: Sat, 30 Nov 2013 15:46:34 -0800
Subject: ARE YOU DEAD OR ALIVE?

Dear Beneficiary,

We receive an email that you are dead and you ask one MR. BEN JAMES to come and claim your fund worth $20.5M that has been with us since A Month plus by the Nigeria In Conjunction with the UNITED NATIONS COMPENSATION, now and he has also agreed to pay for the clearance fee / Dumorage fee which is $150 UNITED STATE DOLLARS, so I am writing you to know if you are DEAD OR still ALIVE, if you do not reply back before 48hrs we will have no other alternative than to believe that you are truly dead according to MR. BEN JAMES.

And if you are still alive you can get back to us as fast as you can or you can call me on my phone 516-348-6203 take note that every thing has been paid for it is just for the clearance fee that this MR. BEN JAMES has agreed to pay for if you refuse to get back to us, am afraid we shall transfer your fund to his account as the next of kin to your fund or we are going to give him a BANK DRAFT. that means that he is right that you are dead and you ask him to come and claim the fund on your behalf.

WE HAVE WITH US A SCAN COPY of the SECRET PHOTO SHOT WE SNAPPED HIM and his FRIEND THE DAY HE CAME TO OUR OFFICE TO TABLE TO OUR OFFICE THAT YOU ARE DEAD,IF YOU NEED IT, WE CAN SEND YOU THE SCAN COPY FOR YOUR VERIFICATION PURPOSES.

Reason why you are mandated to pay the valued sum of $150 usd is to cut down traveling expenses because your attention will be highly appreciated here in my office but my boss James B. Comey the newly appointed FBI director said is of no use that it will cost you more to travel down rather you send the fee for the clearance fee / dumorage fee and we will instruct the the bank to transfer your fund to you or the courier company in charge to do their job by sending your CHECK to your destination why we hand over MR. BEN JAMES to jail for further investigation and for inpersonification and fraud then we can hand him over to the Court of Justice to put him behind bar.

Please take note that you have been given just 48hrs to get back to us so that we can know if you are alive, and fill the Information Below.

Name and Surname:
Driver License and Age:
House Address:
Phone Number:
Occupation:

Contact me back via email with your full details and information. I await your swift response in regard of this email we have received
from MR. BEN JAMES.

Regards
NAME: Mr. Lord Roger
STATE: NEW YORK
Direct Phone.... 516-348-6203
EMAIL: lordroger7@yahoo.com

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