419 scam: "Mr. John Edward"<johnedwarrd@gmail.com> Your compensation payment

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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.
- 2348127235133
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.
- johnedwarrd@gmail.com (Gmail/GoogleMail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)
- united states of america. fax: 1 614 423 22 12 email: johnedwarrd@gmail.com dear beneficiary my name is mr. john edward and i am a us (Gmail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. John Edward" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <andrewebelele@katamail.com>
Date: Wed, 5 Dec 2012 21:48:45 -0000
Subject: Your compensation payment

>From Mr. John Edward
3400 Roosevelt St NE, St Anthony,
MN 55418, United States of America.
Fax: 1 614 423 22 12
Email: johnedwarrd@gmail.com

Dear Beneficiary

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 were 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 then decided to travel to Nigeria with all the documents in my possession concerning my compensation and I was directed to meet with Barrister Christian Odili 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 all these while is not real but fraud stars that hijacked the compensation program.

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 Christian Odili 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 this email 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 Andrew Ebelele immediately through his chamber address below:

ALLA CHAMBERS.
4/6 ADETOKUNBO ADEMOLA STREET, V/I, LAGOS NIGERIA
CONTACT PERSON; Andrew Ebelele
TEL: 234-812 723 5133
E-mail: andrewebelele@katamail.com

Contact him and he will assist you too, the only money I paid to him was just US$150 for paper work which he said is compulsory.

Don't hesitate to get back to me as soon as you conclude with him or should you need more clarification.

Sincerely

Mr. John Edward.

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