419 scam: "Greg Wyatt"<gregwyatt@crawler.com> Your Winning Payment

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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:
- "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)
- "dear beneficiary," (this SPAM email was probably sent to thousands of people)
This email message is a "New Partner from Paraguay" scam.
This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- +2348021206158 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "Greg Wyatt" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mikewest2022@live.com>
Date: Thu, 10 Sep 2009 01:05:41 +0100
Subject: Your Winning Payment - Reply ASAP

Dear Beneficiary,

I am happy to inform you about my success in getting those funds transferred under the cooperation of a new partner from Canada.Presently, I am in Asia for an investment projects with my own share of the total sum. Meanwhile, I did not forget your past efforts and the attempts you made in getting your payment sent to your delivery address, despite that it failed us somehow.

So therefore, you have to contact Rev. Mike West of CSI Bible Outreach immediately as you receive this email to make arrangement with him on how to get your compensation check delivered to your address:

Find below his contact information.

Name: Rev. Mike West
E-mail: mikewest500@administrativos.com
Tel: +234-80-21206158

Ask him to send you the $800,000.00 (Eight HUndred Thousand UNited States Dollars Only) Certified Bank Check, which I raised in your favor as a compensation to you for all the past efforts you have made in receiving your winnings in this matter. I appreciated your efforts at that time very much.

So feel free and get in touched with Rev. Mike West and expedite the delivery process of your check as soon as possible.Please do let me know immediately you receive it so that we can share the joy after all the suffering at that time.

At the moment, I am very busy here because of the investment projects which I and my new partner are having at hand. Remember that I had forwarded instructions to Rev. Mike West on your behalf toremit the Check to you.

Finally, my sincere advice to you as a Christian is that you should endeavor to pay your tithe to a bible believing church when you receive the check and cash your money.

Best regards,

Greg Wyatt

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