419 scam: "For Jeffery Chambers"<dicksonebo@gmail.com> HELLO 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:

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 states 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)
- ",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)
- "00,000.00" (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)
This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "For Jeffery Chambers" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <jeffery@e-nautia.com>
Date: Thu, 24 Mar 2016 10:51:03 -0700
Subject: HELLO DEAR FRIEND

Notification of Bequest

On behalf of the Trustees and Executor of the Estate of Late Hanson Scott, I hereby attempt to reach you again. I wish to notify you that late Hanson Scott made you a beneficiary to his will. He left the sum of Ten Million United States Dollars only.($10,000,000.00 ) to you in the codicil and last testament to his will.

This may sound strange and unbelievable to you, but it is real and true. Late Hanson Scott until his death was a very dedicated Christian who loved to give out.

His great philanthropy earned him numerous awards during his life time, he died at the age of 59 years. According to him this money is to support your activities and to help the poor and the needy.

Please fill the information below for re-confirmation and more directives

1.Your Full Name
2.Your Telephone numbers
3.Age
4.contact address/Country
5.occupation

I look forward to hearing from you.

Warm regards,
Mr.Ford Jeffery(Esq.)

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