419 scam: "Wendy Barnett" <no-reply@usvisa-info.com> PAYMENT (Urgent)

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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.
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Wendy Barnett" <no-reply@usvisa-info.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: w.mbarnett@msn.com
Date: Sat, 12 Aug 2017 18:22:33 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: PAYMENT (Urgent)

From: Col. Wendy M. Barnett

Hello, this is Wendy Barnett (Mrs.) a Colonel in the U.S. Army
deployed to Afghanistan.

It will interest you to know that I have appointed you as my beneficiary
to receive ($20Million USD) for investment and/or safekeeping purposes.

The money is packaged in two military boxes and it is presently at the JFK
Airport Facility in New York, United States ready for onward shipment to
your any provided address (Door-Step).

My desire and purpose is to have the U.S Military Air & Surface
Transportation Company in New York to deliver the two boxes to you or to
any overseas address under your supervision as long as I am assured that
it will be safe in your care until I return home.

PLEASE reply with your delivery address and contact information; the deal
is 60/40 split (60% for me, and 40% for you); I am not a greedy person and
I hope you will not double cross a single Mother who have sacrifices her
life in the service of our great nation;

God bless you as you extend your helping hand to the needy!

Respectfully,
Wendy M. Barnett (Mrs.), Deputy Director,
(AMRDEC)

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