419 scam: John Goldman <annymusigi2000@yahoo.fr> Hello Dear,

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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.
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)
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.
- johngoldman540@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: John Goldman <annymusigi2000@yahoo.fr>
Reply-To: johngoldman540@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2012 19:21:15 +0100 (BST)
Subject: Hello Dear,

Hello Dear,

Greeting from John Goldman; I am writing this letter to you with tears

since we have not known each other or met ourselves before. Introducing

myself to you, my name is John Goldman, I am 21yrs old and an orphan, I

am the only child of Late Chief & Mr. Anthony C. Goldman, and I

inherited this sum ($5.8 Million US Dollars) from my late father who

died last year as a result of assassination. I wish to request for your

urgent sincere assistance to handle this noble transaction.

I need your assistant to help me claim the Box containing this money

from the Security Company where my beloved late father deposited it for

safe keeping and transfer the money to your account for investment

purpose in your country. I am willing to offer you 30% of the total sum

after the transaction is done and I come to your country. Please

consider this transaction legal and get back to me through my private

e-mail address;(johngoldman540@yahoo.co.uk) or call me on my

cell-phone: 0022999451631 to give you more details.

I am waiting for your response.

Yours Sincerely,

John Goldman

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