419 scam: "Mr. Jegajothy"<sedalia_housing_2@centralcomm.net> Payment Alert.

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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:
- "your urgent reply" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
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.
- jegajothy41@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Jegajothy" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <jegajothy41@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 25 Aug 2015 09:17:00 -0400
Subject: Payment Alert.

Attn:

I am aware that you have received your compensation fund from the United Nation. Please can you confirm and reply me privately. This is urgent as i will like to work with you on a special deal that is, if you haven't receive a compensation of $3,750,000 for those involve in flood incident and scam victims. This will be of a great benefit for us.

However, I am Jegajothy a Malaysian, and i live and work with the United Nation in the United States, under the department of UNDP.( United Nation Development Program ) More details will be related to you upon reply.

I will patiently wait for your urgent reply or kindly give me a call on +1 815 448 9387.

Thanks
Mr. Jegajothy
UNDP HEAD OFFICE
WASHINGTON DC.
Private email: jegajothy41@gmail.com

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