419 scam: George <drgeorgewayne2@aim.com> I have good news for you.

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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:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "i will like you to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "hundred thousand 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)
- "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)
- "certified bank draft" (Beware of any scheme that involves cashing checks or money orders and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere - you'll be liable for the entire amount if the checks or money orders turn out to be fake, even after you have received and forwarded cash. If it's a lottery prize, remember that real lotteries do not pay large prizes by check. They wire the money directly to your bank account and you do not pay for that. Many scammers promise a large check only in order to then demand payment of courier fees for a fake courier service. )
This email message is a "New Partner from Paraguay" scam.
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.
- rob68670@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: George <drgeorgewayne2@aim.com>
Date: Mon, 2 Jul 2018 06:37:22 -0400
Subject: I have good news for you.

My dear friend,

I hope you are doing great?

Today I am happy to bring to you this good news, I know you may not understand why this mail came to you, it has been a while we communicated each other, but if you do not remember me,you might have receive an email message from me in the past, regarding a Multi-Million-Dollar on transfer overseas, which we never concluded due to some government challenges.

Kindly be informed that the Multi-Million-Dollar transfer formerly proposed to you has been concluded with the assistance of another partner from India, who financed the transaction to a logical conclusion. Honestly I thank you for your past efforts to our unfinished transfer of the fund to your side due to one reason or the other, best known to you. The fund was successfully transferred to my new partner's Bank account, who assisted financially in this great venture, although it was so tough and with a lot documents certificates were demanded from us by the authorities before the transfer went perfectly to his company's Bank account in India.

Due to your past sincerity, courage and trust worthiness you showed during the course of the transaction. I want to compensate you and show my gratitude to you with the sum of Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars Only, ( $500,000.00 ) I have left a Certified Bank Draft for you worth of USD 500,000.00 and cashable at any Bank anywhere in the world. Please contact my account officer through this email address:( rob68670@gmail.com ) for the collection of your (Bank Draft) that I left for you, his names are Robert M. Godfroy, I authorized him to release the Bank Draft to you, so get in touch with him immediately ok.

At the moment, I'm away, very busy with my partner because of the investment project which I and my new partner are having at hand. Please I will like you to accept this token with good faith, it is from the bottom of my heart, Also comply with Mr. Roberts's directive so that your Bank Draft can reach you without delay. Kindly note that the 500,000.00 USD is also available in an ATM Master Card associated with the Bank account where the money is deposited and I left the Card with Mr. Robert, but I did not let him know the Pin, you can also ask him to send the ATM Card to you, because I packaged both together with a thick envelope, the Pin Code is ( 5193 ) but the maximum you can withdraw with this master card is $5,000 per day, that's every 24 hours.

Contact Mr Robert M. Godfroy through email as soon as possible to receive your Bank draft and get back to me with a good news, his e-mail is: rob68670@gmail.com

Best regards,
Mr. George W. Edmonds.

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