419 scam: "Catherine Onyemam" <sommersonbright@yahoo.ie> Get back to me immediately for more details

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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:
- "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
- "hundred thousand 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)
- "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
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.
- catherinegirly@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Catherine Onyemam" <sommersonbright@yahoo.ie>
Reply-To: djallencollette@outlook.com
Date: Mon, 24 Mar 2014 22:22:12 +0100
Subject: Get back to me immediately for more details

Dear Sir/Madam,

I hereby humbly and most respectfully write to inform you of a cool deal at stake right now in Nigeria. I am Ms. Collette D'jallen, an attorney at law and also the representing lawyer to late Peter Waxtan whose aircraft ( flight 9J-992 ) crashed in Lagos, Nigeria on the 3rd of June, 2012. I have been battling with the Federal Republic of Nigeria as well as the Management of the Dana Airlines over the compensation of my late client until recently, they've just finally approved it but the issue remains that I have to present to them the details of the beneficiary of the compensation who's going to stand out as the next of kin to late Peter Waxtan. The compensation in question is worth $3.1million ( 3 million,one hundred thousand US Dollars only ). Check out all these sites for more verification of my proposals to you now:

http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/lookout/lagos-plane-crash-pilot-american-130633125.html,

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2154776/Pictured-American-mother-children-killed-Nigerian-plane-crash-revealed-American

http://edition.cnn.com/2012/06/04/world/africa/nigeria-plane-crash/index.html?iref=mpstoryview

http://www.freep.com/article/20120604/NEWS07/120604050/Nigeria-plane-crash-death-Dana-Air

I want to know if you are interested to do this with me for I have every power within my reach to assist you with every required documents to make you the next of kin to the late Peter Waxtan. We do not have much time to waste to be able to get this done. Put this into consideration that the money must be shared by two of us equally ( 50 ) as soon as we have the fund transferred under your care......agreed or not?

I'd be very grateful if this email meets your favourable consideration but remember to include the following details of yours ( your full names, residential/office address(es), your home, office or cell number(s), a copy of your international passport or national identity card or that of your driver's licence) to be able to start working on the payment on your names by the Nigerian government. Kindly get back to me if found interesting or ignore if not found interesting.

Thanks.

Sincerely Yours,

Attorney, Catherine Onyemam

Email: catherinegirly@gmail.com

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