419 scam: "JENNIFER CHEN." <chenjennifer908@yahoo.com> MESSAGE FROM JENNIFER CHEN.

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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:
- "contact me immediately" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
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.
- jenniferchen@email.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "JENNIFER CHEN." <chenjennifer908@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: JenniferChen@email.com
Date: Tue, 1 May 2012 03:57:56 +0200
Subject: MESSAGE FROM JENNIFER CHEN.

Good Day,

Am Jennifer, A Chen Filipino based in Bangkok Thailand 19yrs, single never married, live and work with orphanage home located at 264/1 Rama VI Road, Phayathai, Bangkok.

I got your contact from the International web site directory. I decided to selected your name with due respect and humanity, I was compelled to write to you under a humanitarian ground.I chooses to search for a trusted person from the globe male or female, who can answer to the calls of changes in my lonely and stressful life.

since I did lost my parent 10years ago, and I have being suffering from a bone disease (leukemia precisely) for the past 5years, and my doctors said I will be fine to live if am lucky, yesterday I received an email from my late father's investment firm asking me to come for the processing of my late father projects funds which has been paid last year and until now no activities has been done on the account, I was requested to present a trusted person to stand and process this funds, invest and give me returns.

My proposition to you is to seek your consent to present you as the beneficiary of my late fathers deposited fund. I will declare you as the beneficiary and then you will stand the chance to claim the fortune and for your cooperation and assistance I'll give you 50% of the capital assets on concluding of the claim. I believe you will be in the position to assist in managing this large sum in a profitable venture and also to help create a safe heaven for me by making a residence arrangement for me in your country.

Once I receive your responds I shall provide you with other privileged information including my International Passport.

I would respectfully request that you treat the content of this letter as privileged and respect the integrity of the information you come by as a result of this correspondence.

Contact me immediately for more information and to begin the legal of redeeming the lawful entitlement before the Finance Institute is compelled by law to hand over the money to the government.

Waiting for your reply.

Yours sincerely,

Jennifer Chen
Email: JenniferChen@email.com

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