419 scam: Bliss Mensah <farnkmmeirl2012@gmail.com> HELLO, 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:
- "stamp duty" (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. )
- "money gram" (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. )
- "mtcn" (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. )
- "million us 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)
- "courier service" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
- "cotonou" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
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.
- blissmensah@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Bliss Mensah <farnkmmeirl2012@gmail.com>
Reply-To: blissmensah@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 4 Apr 2014 10:00:35 -0800
Subject: HELLO, ARE YOU (DEAD) OR (ALIVE)

HELLO, ARE YOU (DEAD) OR (ALIVE)

I am writing to confirm the fact if you are Peoples (DEAD) or (ALIVE)
and failure to reply back in the next 24hrs simply means what Mr Jude
Betsy said was right that you are dead. Mr Jude Betsy has agreed to
pay the needed charge fee valued of $48 dollars required for the Bond
Stamp Duty Fee of your (ATM

Card) ,
but we have not gotten the money from him yet as we want to find out
if you are DEAD or not, so if you are still (ALIVE) you are advice in
your own best interest to

reply back,
The only money you will pay to our office here is just $48 for the
paper works, Take note of this now, so we can stop further
communication with Mr Jude Betsy and deliver the (ATM Card) to your
door step being the original benefactor of the $5.3Million US Dollars.

Bellow is the information where you will send the Fee via Money Gram.

Receivers Name---Emmanuel ekwealor
Country--- Cotonou Benin Republic
Text question--When
Text answers---Now
Amount---$48
MTCN Number---

You must send us the details provided by Money Gram immediately you
made the payment of $48 usd.

Senders Name==
Sender Address==
Phone Number==

Beside if you fail to comply with the needed Hello,ARE YOU (DEAD) OR
(ALIVE)Hello,ARE YOU (DEAD) OR (ALIVE)$48ollars required
there's no way we can deliver the (ATM Card) to your country.

Looking forward to hear from you if you are still ALIVE, reply back
for fast action so that your delivery will commence upon receipt of
your payment.

Best Regards,
Bliss Mensah
DIRECTOR DHL COURIER SERVICE.
COMPANY BENIN REPUBLIC.
E-mail:blissmensah@yahoo.com

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