419 scam: "Mrs Jessica Wade"<samwhite@sbcglobal.net> NOTE: STOP ALL TRANSACTIONS !!!

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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.
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
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.
- +2347035009890 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)
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.
- mrj.cahn@gmail.com (Gmail/GoogleMail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs Jessica Wade"<samwhite@sbcglobal.net>
Reply-To: <mrj.cahn@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 5 Dec 2010 05:32:32 +0100
Subject: NOTE: STOP ALL TRANSACTIONS !!!

I am Mrs Jessica Wade, I am a US citizen, 48 years Old. I reside here in New Braunfels Texas. My residential address is as follows. 108 Crockett Court. Apt 303, New Braunfels Texas, United
States. I am one of those that took part in the Compensation in Africa many years ago. I had paid over $8,000 usd while in the US, trying to get my payment all to no avail.

So I decided to travel down to Nigeria with all my compensation documents, And I was directed to meet Mr Jerry Cahn, who happens to be a member of COMPENSATION AWARD
COMMITTEE and also a legal Practitional. I contacted him and he explained everything to me that whosoever is contacting us through emails are fake.

He took me to the paying bank for the claim of my Compensation payment. And right now i am the most happiest woman on earth because I have received my compensation funds of
$92,000.00. Moreover i was showed the full information of those that are yet to receive their payments and i saw some email address, that was the reason i decided to send this message to you all
to stop all contacts.

Contact Mr Jerry Cahn directly on this information below.

JOAKIN COMPENSATION HOUSE
Name : Mr. Jerry Cahn
Email: mrj.cahn@gmail.com
Phone Number.. +234-703-500-9890

NOTE: The only money i paid after i met Mr. Jerry Cahn was $305 Usd for paper works and Documentations. Take note of that and i will advise you to STOP any other transaction.

Thank You and Be Blessed.

Mrs Jessica Wade

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