419 scam: "Mrs. Jone Gates" <info.office07@angelsbaseball.com> DEAR FRIEND

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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.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- ",000,000" (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)
- "utmost confidentiality" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
- "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.
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.
- mrsjonegates@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs. Jone Gates" <info.office07@angelsbaseball.com>
Date: Mon, 21 Mar 2016 04:22:15 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: DEAR FRIEND

Hello friend,

My name is Mrs Jone Gates, I am a practicing attorney in the United Kingdom, but presently in the Thailand for a training at the international Bar Association training which is going to take me the period of six months. However, I am truly sorry communicating with you through this medium as we have not met each other before, but in search of a honest and a capable person that will assist in this urgent offer, I got your email through the foreign chambers and commerce email files, so i am contacting you for a strictly confidential deal which will benefit both of us.

This transaction need urgent attention so i will appreciate if you will declare your willingness to transact with me as soon as you receive this message.

As i stated my name Mrs Jone Gates and also an American consultant with Shell UK LTD in London i am interested in the INVESTMENT of $75,000,000(Seventy Five Million, United State Dollars ) in any business of your choice and so will need an honest and capable person.

Please contact me by providing the under listed informationâ€™s as soon as possible and to give you more detail,

YOUR FULL NAMEâ€¦

YOUR CONTACT ADDRESSâ€¦

YOUR PHONE NUMBERâ€¦

THE COUNTRY OF RESIDENCEâ€¦

YOUR AGEâ€¦â€¦

YOUR OCCUPATIONâ€¦â€¦

Thanks and please, treat with utmost confidentiality.

I wait your urgent response

Regards,

Mrs Jone Gates

Email mrsjonegates@gmail.com

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