419 scam: "Edward Godspeed"<edwardgodspeed300@gmail.com> YOUR UNPAID SUM OF $5MILLION

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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.
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.
- edawrdgodspeed200@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Edward Godspeed" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <edwardgodspeed500@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 13 Dec 2010 07:05:12 -0800
Subject: YOUR UNPAID SUM OF $5MILLION

Dear,

How are you today?

This email was not sent to you by error please get back to me immediately.

On the debt liquidation file of the United Nations, I saw your email for UNPAID SUM OF $5MILLION
that has been approved and endorsed by the Federal Minister Of Finance on the ongoing debt
settlement scheme. I am very courageous to inform you about this because I believe you have no idea of this fund.

I will assist you in claiming this money. However, you will pay me 30% for the services rendered on conclusion of this transaction. I am a legal attorney to the London Scottish Bank Plc and I will
help you to file in a payment application and process your papers until the fund hits your account
But you will write an agreement with me that you will pay me 30% on completion of this claim.

If you are ready to claim your fund, please get back to me and I will give you more details and how
we can proceed. I assure you, your fund will get to your account in no distant time as the British
Government is in charge of your payment now.

Regards

Mr. Edward Godspeed
Email: edawrdgodspeed200@gmail.com

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