419 scam: "Dr.Victor Francois" <victor_fancs20@comcast.net> Good News

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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.
- rosemary1970@mail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Dr.Victor Francois" <victor_fancs20@comcast.net>
Reply-To: <rosemary1970@mail.com>
Date: Tue, 16 Feb 2016 14:50:25 -0800
Subject: Good News

Hello,

How are you and your Family??, Hope all is Well .

I'm happy to inform you about my success in getting those funds transferred to Korea through the help of a new partner from S.Korea. Presently I' m in Benin and will be traveling tonight to meet my partner for sharing and investment with my share of the money, I never forgot your past effort to assist me last time, though it fails us somehow.

Now contact Mrs Rosemary Joseph at (rosemary1970@mail.com) ask her to send you the Cashier Check worth 1.350.000.00(US dollars) with the three documents in the envelop I left with her, you are to share 40% of that money to the charities and orphanages and the 60% as a compensation to you for your past effort and expenses you made trying to assist me, I appreciate it, note i have left instruction with Rosemary on your behalf to receive that money.

May God bless you.
Sincerely.
Dr.Victor Francois

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