419 scam: Jeffery Paul <ann45219@hotmail.com> Hello Dear,

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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:
- "hundred thousand united state dollars" (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)
- ",500,000" (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)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
- "jefferypaulcip@aol.fr" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
- "jefferypaulcip@aol.fr" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: Jeffery Paul <ann45219@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <jefferypaulcip@aol.fr>
Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2014 13:24:38 +0000
Subject: Hello Dear,

Hello Dear,

I Am Jeffery Paul, the only son of late Mr.Abraham Paul i am 17 years old. My Father is a wealthy cocoa merchant. trouble began in 2009 when my father's partners began to suspect that my father is not giving proper accounts of all the tonnes of cocoa being cultivated by the local farmers in some villages as a result of this and the envy on the money he was poisioned by his associates.

But before his death, he deposited the sum of $2,500,000 (Two Million, Five Hundred Thousand United State Dollars) in a bank in ivory coast for establishment of new farms but now that he is dead i want you to stand as my guardian and help me transfer the money in your country and also invest it in any good business. according to the agreement that my late father made with the bank, I cannot take control of the money until i reach the age of 23. i talked with the bank and they advised me that they can only release the money to my Guardian Foriegn that will stand for me.

Please i will reward you greatly for your kind assistance to me after the transfer of the money to your account. i hope and wait for your kind reply, also convey my greetings to you falmily.

If only you do really want to help me kindly email me with my personal email address
jefferypaulcip@aol.fr

Best Regards
Jeffery Paul
jefferypaulcip@aol.fr

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