419 scam: "MR. W. SCOTT ROGERS"<essdub48@gmail.com> ARE YOU STILL ALIVE?.

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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:

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:
- "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "clearance fee" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "required fee " (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "western union" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "we will advice you " (this email uses bad English)
- "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.
Western Union money transfer is completely untraceable and therefore is *not* safe to use with anyone you do not know personally. It is the preferred method of online criminals to collect money from their victims.

Fraud email example:

From: "MR. W. SCOTT ROGERS" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <gendba@qq.com>
Date: Sun, 17 Aug 2014 23:36:14 +1000
Subject: ARE YOU STILL ALIVE?.

FROM THE DESK OF: MR. W. SCOTT ROGERS, RESIDENT REPRESENTATIVE, IMF
OFFICE, NIGERIA.

ATTENTION:,

CLEARANCE FEES AND CHARGES HAS BEEN REDUCED IN YOUR FAVOR.

AFTER AN EMERGENCY MEETING WE HAD YESTERDAY WITH THE GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIA, IT HAS BEEN RESOLVED THAT DUE TO DIFFICULTIES YOU HAD WITH RAISING THE REQUIRED FEE FOR THE RELEASE OF YOUR FUNDS ($6 M USD). WE WILL ADVICE
YOU TO DO ALL YOU CAN TO PAY JUST $95 AS RESOLVED BY OUR ORGANISATION AND THE NIGERIAN GOVERNMENT.

I AM AN AMERICAN, THOUGH I HAVE BEEN HERE IN NIGERIA AS THE RESIDENT REPRESENTATIVE OF THE IMF. I WILL ATTACH MY INTERNATIONAL PASSPORT FOR YOUR PERUSAL, IN-CASE YOU ARE SCEPTICAL. THOUGH WE UNDERSTAND YOUR SITUATION, THEREFORE YOU ARE ADVISED TO GO AHEAD AND SEND THE REDUCED FEE. IT IS IN YOUR BEST INTEREST.

NOTE: I WANT YOU TO UNDERSTAND THAT WE ARE IN NO WAY COMPELLING YOU TO RECEIVE YOUR OVER DUE FUNDS. OUR RESOLUTION WAS BORNE OUT OF COMPLAINTS FROM NUMEROUS BENEFICIARIES WHO HAS BEEN SHORT-CHANGED
OR CHEATED DURING THE CAUSE OF PROCESSING THE RELEASE OF THEIR FUNDS.

KINDLY COMPLY WITH OUR DIRECTIVES BY MAKING THE REQUIRED PAYMENTS VIA WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER.
SEND IT TO THE DETAILS GIVEN BELOW:

RECEIVER'S NAME: BENARD EDME.

ADDRESS: LAGOS, NIGERIA.

SENDER'S NAME: ............................

SENDER'S COUNTRY: ............................

TELEPHONE #: .............................

FORWARD THE PAYMENT INFORMATION AS SOON AS YOU SEND THE FEE. WE WILL IMMEDIATELY INSTRUCT THE RELEASE OF YOUR FUNDS HENCE WE RECEIVE THE FEE OF ($95 USD) AS RESOLVED WITH THE GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIA. BE ADVISED ACCORDINGLY.

THANKS AND WAITING FOR YOUR SWIFT RESPONSE.

MR. W. SCOTT ROGERS.
IMF OFFICE IN NIGERIA.

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