419 scam: =?EUC-CN?Q?Mrs=2E=20Emily=20Olivier=20Jackman?= <cyreyes@itesm.mx> =?EUC-CN?Q?Greetings?=

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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:
- "clearance certificate" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "certificate fee" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "clearance certificate" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "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)
- "cheque " (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 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: =?EUC-CN?Q?Mrs=2E=20Emily=20Olivier=20Jackman?= <cyreyes@itesm.mx>
Reply-To: jacmanlivier@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 15 Jun 2009 19:36:04 +0100
Subject: =?EUC-CN?Q?Greetings?=

Greetings

My contentment is that I have just concluded what my heart desires most,
I am Mother Emily Olivier, 87 Years old and the wife of Late Sir Jackman
Olivier who died in a Plane crash on Monday the 7th of September 1998 GMT
14:22 UK while flying from New York to Geneva. You may confirm this from
this link http://www.cnn.com/WORLD/9809/swissair.victims.list/index.html

After the death of my husband, I headed his investment and now that I am
old I have decided to spend the rest of my life with my family and relatives
whom I never had time for during my active business life. Therefore, I have
decided to share my resources into two equal halves, the first half will
be for me and my relatives including close friends, while the other half
will be for charitable work.

Presently, I have WILLED OUT the other half of my resources to several individuals
as selfless service to humanity and you happened to be a beneficiary in this
half, Three Weeks ago I deposited a Cheque valued at 5,800,000.00 British
Pounds with FedEx as an upfront delivered to you on your contact with them.
So, contact FedEx now with the contact details below to know when your package
is scheduled for delivery to you due to the date on which the cheque will
mature and expire:

Contact Person: Mr. Mark Robins
Email Address: fedxdisptch@administrativos.com

I am sorry to inform you that I will no longer be checking my email as I
have retired completely to my ranch all further correspondence should be
between you and FedEx as I have already given them your cheque of 5,800,000.00
British Pounds to be Remitted to you when you contact them.

For your information, I have paid for the delivery Charges, Insurance Premium
and Clearance Certificate Fee as required for the Cheque showing that the
fund donated to you have no link to Drug-trafficking or the sponsorship of
Terrorism in your Country. Hence, you do not need to pay for the above again.

But the only charges to be paid by you are the accrued security keeping charges
of your cheque so far, this charges are very minimal and I would have paid
for it, but the company insisted that I should not, since the time you will
contact them is not certain.

So, try to contact the company fast on receiving this email to avoid further
delays and accumulation of keeping fee. Remember to ask them how much are
the present security keeping charges of your cheque and their method of receiving
the charges.
You are to reconfirm the below information to them to avoid any mistake on
the Delivery.

Postal address;
Full Names:
Direct telephone number;
The Security keeping code of the cheque: (SCT/0433/NT)

Once again, remember to ask them the security keeping charge accrued on your
cheque so far and their method of receiving the charges.

Sincerely,
Mrs. Emily Olivier Jackman

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