419 scam: "Miss Amy Smith"<sgtamysmit@gmail.com> GOD IS GREAT

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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:
- "million united state dollars" (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)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
- "barr." (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
- "chambers" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
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.
- barr.pomchon@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Miss Amy Smith" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <barr.pomchon@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 29 Apr 2015 23:22:34 +0700
Subject: GOD IS GREAT

How are you today? Hope all is well with you and your family? I hope this mail meets you in a perfect condition. I am using this opportunity to thank you for your great effort to my unfinished transfer of funds into your account due to one reason or the other best known to you.

I want to inform you that I have successfully Transferred the funds into someone else account who was capable of assisting me in this great venture. Due to your effort, sincerity, courage and trustworthiness' you showed at the course of the transaction I want to compensate you and show my gratitude to you with the sum of $4.9million united state dollars

Though I am not oblivious of the fact that you did your best in the context, Although, it seems that element of doubt crept in, you were not to be blame, as there were too many circumstance that would reflect such Skepticism to any reasonable being.

I have authorized a lawyer who is now also my legal adviser to issue you ATM VISA MASTER CARD cash-able at your country. Please, I want you to contact the attorney for the collection of this ATM VISA MASTER CARD.

The name and contact address of the lawyer is as follows.

CHON CHAMBERS AND ASSOCIATES
CONTACT PERSON: BARR. POM CHON (ESQ).
E-MAIL ADDRESS: barr.pomchon@gmail.com
LOCATION: BANGKOK, THAILAND.

At the moment, I'm still in the U.S Landstuhl Military Hospital here in Germany where I am undergoing my final treatment. I have forward instruction to the Lawyer on your behalf to send the ATM CARD to you and I want you to contact him without delay. Please keep informed as soon as you claim your ATM VISA CARD from the attorney.

God bless you.
Your Friend,
Sgt. Amy Smith.

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