419 scam: "Mr John Edward"<mrjohn@juno.com> From Me Mr. John Edward

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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:
- "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
- "chambers" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
- "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
- "god fearing " (scammers in West Africa like to use religious phrases)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
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.
- +2348076482509 (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.
- mrjohnedward2@yahoo.com.ph (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
- america. tel: 1-940-560-8514 fax: 1-952-400-4237 email:mrjohnedward2@yahoo.com.ph dear 19/08/12. my name is mr. john edward and i am a us (Yahoo; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr John Edward" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mrjohnedward2@yahoo.com.ph>
Date: Sun, 19 Aug 2012 18:44:21 -0700
Subject: From Me Mr. John Edward

>From Mr. John Edward
3400 Roosevelt St NE, St Anthony,
MN 55418 United States of America.
Tel: 1-940-560-8514
Fax: 1-952-400-4237
Email:mrjohnedward2@yahoo.com.ph

Dear
19/08/12.

My name is Mr. John Edward and I am a US citizen, I reside in 3400 Roosevelt St NE, St Anthony, MN 55418 United States of America. I am one of those who was scammed by scammers from Nigeria, I was scammed to the tune of US$138,000 and when their government called me up for compensation which they still refused to pay me due to bureaucratic bottle neck like they said i spent almost US$29,650. I then decided to travel to Nigeria with all the documents in my possession concerning my compensation and I was directed to meet with Barrister Evans Obi whom God used to assist me, he is a God fearing man and a human right activist. He told me categorically that whoever has been contacting us through email are not real but fraud stars that hijacked the compensation programmed.

He took me to the Accountant general office in Nigeria and fought for my claims. Then we went to the paying bank to open an account where my compensation money which was calculated at US$1,856,000.00 was paid into. Barrister Evans Obi showed me the full information of those that are yet to receive their payments and I saw your email address as one of the scam victims, that is why I decided to send fax to you at once 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 Barrister Evans Obi immediately through his chamber address below:

ALLA CHAMBERS.
4/6 ADETOKUNBO ADEMOLA STREET, V/I, LAGOS NIGERIA
CONTACT PERSON; EVANS OBI (S.A.N.)
TEL: 234-807-648-2509
E-mail: all.chambers@hotmail.com

Contact him and he will assist you too, the only money I paid to him was just US$1,350 for paper work which he said is compulsory.

Once again stop contacting those people, I will advise you to contact Evans Obi so that he can help you to deliver your fund instead of dealing with those liars that will be turning you around asking for different kind of money to complete your transaction.

You will thank me for this assistance when you have met him, thanks and God bless you. And please kindly use this fax number 1-952-400-4237 to response back to me or above email address.

Sincerely

Mr John Edward

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