419 scam: "Mr Antony Jenkins"<netflix@globalstepgames.net> Re: DID YOU RECEIVE MY FIRST EMAIL

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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.
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.
- mranthony.jenkins2015@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr Antony Jenkins" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mranthony.jenkins2015@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 25 Feb 2015 07:56:14 -0500
Subject: Re: DID YOU RECEIVE MY FIRST EMAIL

Greetings, I am sending you this email through the internet with reservations, basically because you may perceive my intentions wrongly.The issue I want to unravel to you is a very classified and sensitive one, it may be very difficult for you to comprehend, but it is certainly the truth. I have been in search of someone with your last name, so when I saw your name I was pushed to contact you and see how best we can assist each other. My name is Mr Antony Jenkins and i am the Group Chief Executive Officer, Barclays Bank plc UK. I believe it is the wish of God for me to come across you. I am having an important business discussion I wish to share with you which I believe will interest you because, it is in connection with your last name and you are going to benefit from it. We shall go over the details of my proposal to you once I receive your urgent response through my personal email address because I am busy for now. Here is my email address: mranthony.jenkins2015@gmail.com

Regards,
Mr Antony Jenkins

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