419 scam: Jennifer Mason <i123456i79@yahoo.com> FROM JENNIFER

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

Fraud email example:

From: Jennifer Mason <i123456i79@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: jennifer_m2024@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 4 Oct 2011 13:34:28 +0100 (BST)
Subject: FROM JENNIFER

Jennifer Mason,

From Burkina Faso .

please permit me to inform you of my desire of going into a business relationship with you.

I am Jennifer Mason an 20 years old girl the doughter of late Mr Raymond Mason, my father was the former minister of finince in Burkina Faso government for 12 years, after election in jenuary 2011 my Father was appointed by the new government as the director of Cotton and Agricaultural exportation, my father was poinsoned by government associate on a

business trip to Belgium .

before he deid on April 2011, he made me know that he deposited the sum of ($7,000,000,00)in words,

seven million US dollars in a bank here Burkina Faso and he also made me to understand that it was

because of his position in government that they poisoned him,only God will george and reword them.

he instructed me to look for a reliable forigner that will help me and transfer this money to his country also

help me relocate to his country and continue my education and help me to invest the money in a good

business, this is my reason of contacting you with a broken heart.

I hope you will not betray the trust i have in you when the money is been transfered into your account

because this money is my last hope in life, i will appriciate your kind assistance to me with 30% of the

money.

I secured every documents of the money with me here.

Iam waiting for your repply.

yours faithfully

Jennifer Mason.

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