419 scam: "Mr Johnson Chance"<jerrylankffordd1@yahoo.com> Dear Esteem Beneficiary,

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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.
- jerrrylankffordd1@rocketmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr Johnson Chance" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <jerrrylankffordd1@barid.com>
Date: Thu, 12 Jul 2012 04:39:17 -0500
Subject: Dear Esteem Beneficiary,

Dear Esteem Beneficiary,

I am Mr Steven Chance Johnson, I am a US citizen,65 years Old, I reside here in Texas, My residential address is as follows. 5451 Hwy 35 North, Rockport, Texas 78382 United States,I am one of those that took part in the Compensation in Nigeria many years ago and they refused to pay me, I had paid over $3.500 while in the United States of America, trying to get my payment all to no avail.

So I decided to travel down to Nigeria with all my compensation documents that they have sent to me, And I was directed to meet Mr Jerry Lankford, who is the Head of the COMPENSATION AWARD COMMITTEE with the UNITED NATIONS, and I contacted him and he explained everything to me, and made me understand and let know what to do for me to get my Compensation funds,He took me to the paying bank for the claim of my Compensation payment.

Right now I am the most happiest person on earth because I have received my compensation funds of $8.5 million with the full instructions from Jerry Lankford Moreover, Mr Jerry Lankford showed me the full information of those that are yet to receive their payments and I saw your email address as one of the beneficiaries yet to receive their Funds, that is why I decided to email you to stop dealing with those people, they are not with your fund, they are only making money out of you. I will advise you to contact Mr Jerry Lankford,you have to contact him directly on this information below.

UNITED NATIONS COMPENSATION
Name :Mr Jerry Lankford
Email: jerrrylankffordd1@rocketmail.com

The only money I paid after I met Mr Jerry Lankford was just $250 for the paper works, take note of that Once again stop contacting those people, I will advise you to contact Mr Jerry Lankford so that he can help you to Transfer your Fund into your account, instead of dealing with those liars that will be turning you around asking for different kind of money to complete your transaction.

Thank You.
Mr Johnson Chance

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