419 scam: "Jessica Estes" <jessicaestes@domain.com> Congratulation your paymnet is ready!

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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.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "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 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.
- jessicaestes41@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
- st, knoxville tn 37917, my email address is (jessicaestes41@yahoo.com) i am one of those that fell victim to scammers in africa (Yahoo; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "Jessica Estes" <jessicaestes@domain.com>
Reply-To: "Jessica Estes" <jessicaestes41@yahoo.com>, jessicaestes41@yahoo.com
Date: Sat, 7 Mar 2020 22:15:43 -0800
Subject: Congratulation your paymnet is ready!

Hello,

I am Mrs Jessica Estes, I am a US citizen, 77years Old. I reside here in Knoxville USA, My residential address is as follows.14112 Mapleridge st, Knoxville TN 37917, My email address is (jessicaestes41@yahoo.com)

I am one of those that fell victim to scammers in Africa two years ago. I have lost over US$74,000 for the past years while in the US, I was trying to get my payment all to no avail and they always stopped my fund with one reason or the other. So I decided to travel with my Son to WASHINGTON D.C with every proof, right there (FBI Agent Stephen E.Richardson Assistant Director (CID).) was amazed and showed me various inheritance, dating, lottery letters used by African scammers that was when it was clear to me that i have been duped. He contacted the Nigeria embassy in the US and after some hours in their office, I was asked by the FBI officer to come back the following week.

He congratulated my courage and contacted my State liaison office and after some hours in his office, he gave me the contact of FBI Special Agent Bryan Korb who is a representative of the United States of America Public Affairs Section and a member of the compensation award committee currently in Connecticut to handle all unfinished transaction to their respective owners. When I contacted him, he explained everything and told me that who so ever is contacting us through emails are fake that I should fly down to Connecticut to see things for myself which I did and he took me to the Discover bank for the claim of my compensation fund.

This was paid to me successfully. Right now I am the happiest woman on earth because I have finally received my compensation fund of US$6,300,000.00. More-so, Bryan showed me the full Information of those that are yet to receive their compensation fund, this was how I came across your email address and your name.

The only Money I paid after I meet with Bryan Korb was just $970 for the ownership paper works. So I am advising you to contact Bryan through his office at his email address: bryankorb@yahoo.com for your own money including the money you lost to those scammers. Take it very serious. Contact him right now and send your telephone number and your residential address to him for him to commence with the preparation of the ownership paper work with your information.

Thank you & God bless you.
Jessica Estes.
14112 Mapleridge st,
Knoxville TN 37917 USA.

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