419 scam: "Ms. Bridget Lewis"<sales@prescriptionglassesonline.net> From: Bridget Lewis 23/02/2015

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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:

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.
- brigitelewis@yahoo.co.jp (Yahoo, Japan; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "Ms. Bridget Lewis" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <brigitelewis@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Wed, 25 Feb 2015 15:40:25 -0800
Subject: From: Bridget Lewis 23/02/2015

From: Bridget Lewis
E-Mail: brigitelewis@yahoo.co.jp

Greetings, I expect you are not going to let down this trust am about to repose on you for the fact that we have not yet known or written to each other before; though I will not compel you to honor this request, against your will.
My name is Ms. Bridget Lewis, from Cote d’Ivoire West Africa.I am the only child of my late parents. My reason for contacting you is that I am seriously in need to find somebody who can be able to assist me in investment establishment.

I am seriously searching for a very reliable person, who will assist me to invest the sum of 8,200,000$ USD which I inherited from my late father who was killed recently for no just cause during political crises in my country.
I am ready to relocate to political stable country in order to secure a permanent resident permit for investment establishment in lucrative avenues. I wish to invest in areas like (Real Estate Project, Hotel Management Resort and Transportation ETC.

I need to invest the money in your base because of the political instability here. Please your assistance is highly needed to enable me achieve my educational career in your country.

Your urgent response is needed so that I will give you full details on my plans for relocating to your country for this establishment. Please in case if you are not in a good position to work with me on this aspect. I will appreciate you inform me immediately.
I am expecting your urgent response.
Respecful
Ms. Bridget Lewis
Yamoussoukro Cote d'Ivoire West Africa

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