419 scam: jr176120@gmail.com LAST OPPORTUNITY, TREAT AS URGENT

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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:
- "western union" (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. )
- "moneygram" (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. )
- "courier company" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
- "lagos" (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.
Western Union money transfer is completely untraceable and therefore is *not* safe to use with anyone you do not know personally. It is the preferred method of online criminals to collect money from their victims.
MoneyGram money transfer is completely untraceable and therefore is *not* safe to use with anyone you do not know personally. Along with Western Union it is a preferred method of online criminals to collect money from their victims.
This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- +2348062568458 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)
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.
- chiderajohnson22@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: jr176120@gmail.com
Reply-To: chiderajohnson22@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 21 Feb 2015 06:34:00 -0500
Subject: LAST OPPORTUNITY, TREAT AS URGENT

ATTENTION:
Please i want to inform you that your fund was brought to my desk because =
the director incharge of your transfer said that they should divert your fu=
nd to the government treasury account just because, you can not pay the tra=
nsfer fee, As result of the information we got i told them to wait until i =
hear from you today so that i will know the reason you rejected such amount=
of money $850,000.00Usd which is your over due inheritance/ Compensation p=
ayment just because of transfer fee.
Well the reason i sent you this email now is that you still have the chanc=
e to claim your fund if you could send this $99 today because i have alread=
y make an arrangement with TNT courier company which will deliver your fund=
to you within 2days with your tracking number to see when it is coming to =
you but failure to do this, they will have power over your fund and am very=
sorry if you failed as this is the last chance.
=

Please here is the information to send the $99 to avoid delay in receiving =
your fund and remember that i have done my best for you and i will make su=
re that your fund get to your hand next tomorrow.
You have to send the $99 via Western Union or Moneygram with bellow inform=
ation:.
=

Receivers Name:...MICHAEL IBE
Country:... NIGERIA
City :... LAGOS
Test Question:..COLOR
Answer:.. GREEN
Amount: ...$99
Senders Name :................
Senders Address:..................
MTCN NUMBER...................
Send it to me for easy collection on my email ( chiderajohnson22@gmail.com=
) the MTCN control number, amount sent, name and address of sender
Feel Free to call me if you need any clearification @ +2348062568458.
Thanks
Mr Chidera Johnson

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