419 scam: elvis eric <elviseric17@gmail.com> RE. VERY URGENT RESPONSE.

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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.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "a security company " (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. )
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.
- elviseric17@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: elvis eric <elviseric17@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 25 Aug 2014 10:37:05 -0700
Subject: RE. VERY URGENT RESPONSE.

My Dear In The Lord .

I hope this mail finds you well & healthy and I hope we can
establish a relationship since we are meeting for the first time,
I have gone through a profile that speaks good of you and it interests
me to contact you for an assistance to help me.

My name is Dr.Elvis Eric,and I am living with AIDS. Ever
since my wife, Hon.Mary Faith Eric,the former Nigerian finance
minister died of AIDS and I was tested positive of the AIDS virus, the
mass media wouldnâ€™t just let me and my family rest. My children have
stopped going to school because they could no longer stand the
humiliations from fellow students.

The embarrassment is getting unbearable but what can I do. I would
have loved to travel out of the country to a place where I will have
peace and spend the rest of my life with my children there but I canâ€™t
make it for I am weak and severely sick. Moreover, no embassy would
grant me visa to her country with my hairs withering and boils all
over my body.

>From all indications, I know that my days are numbered. In the light
of the above, I have contacted you to assist me to transfer out of
Nigeria the SUM OF $35MILLION U.S DOLLARS which my wife deposited in
two boxes as [FAMILY TREASURE] with a security company for the up-keep
of my children as they will be
coming over to your country in due course to live and school there.
YOU WILL INVEST THIS MONEY IN COMMERCIAL ESTATE OR ANY BUSINESS OF
YOUR CHOICE YOU DEEM PROFITABLE. For your effort, I am prepared to
give you 40% of the total sum.
I am looking forward to be hearing from you while thanking you for your
anticipated co-operation towards this subject matter. Kindly include
in your reply
your phone numbers for easy communication between us and respond through
my alternative e-mail id elviseric17@gmail.com

Kind Regards,
Dr.Elvis Eric.

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