419 scam: "Ms. Joan Goodwill" <ubagroupsplc@gmail.com> Good News!!

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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:
- ",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)
- "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)
This email message is a "New Partner from Paraguay" scam.
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.
- revjameschris10@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Ms. Joan Goodwill" <ubagroupsplc@gmail.com>
Reply-To: revjameschris10@gmail.com
Date: Sun, 7 Sep 2014 19:33:49 -0100
Subject: Good News!!

Hello

I'm happy to inform you about my success in getting those funds transferred
under the co-operation of my new partner from CHINA.Presently I'm in China for
investment projects with my own share of the total sum. Meanwhile, I didn't
forget your past efforts and attempts to assist me in transferring those funds
despite that it failed due to the misconception you nursed about the
transaction from my own point of view.

Now contact a Pastor friend of mine in Nigeria his name is Rev.James Chris on
email address: (revjameschris10@gmail.com) ask him to send you ATM CARD total
sum of USD3,500,000.00 United States Dollars which I kept for your
compensation for all the past efforts and attempts to assist me in this matter.

So feel free and get in touch with him and instruct him where to send the ATM
CARD to you. Please do let me know immediately you receive it so that we can
share the joy after all the sufferings at that time. I am very busy here at
the moment because of the investment projects which I and my new partner is
having at hand, as a result, I may not be communicating with you
constantly but i will reach you as soon as i am a bit free from my numerous
engagements finally.

I will forward a copy of this mail to the pastor, so feel free to get in touch
with him, he will send the amount to you without delay. So you are to get in
touch with Rev. James Chris immediately to act on my behalf.

Best regards,

Ms Joan Goodwill.

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