419 scam: MACSON <danielmacson4001@yahoo.pt> Contact Her Via Email For Your Share Immediately.

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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 friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
- "remain blessed" (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 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.
- mrs.joyces@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: MACSON <danielmacson4001@yahoo.pt>
Reply-To: mrs.joyces@hotmail.com
Date: Thu, 29 Jan 2015 13:11:05 -0300
Subject: Contact Her Via Email For Your Share Immediately.

Greetings Dear Friend.

COMPLIMENTS OF THE DAY AND GOD'S BLESSINGS TO YOU.I AM GLAD TO INFORM
YOU THAT I
HAVE SUCCESSFULLY CONCLUDED THE TRANSACTION, THE MONEY WAS TRANSFERRED
TO USA.IT
IS DONE THROUGH THE ASSISTANT OF YOUR COUNTRY MAN DR.Willard Mitt
Romney WHO IS
A US BASE BUSINESS MAN. CURRENTLY I AM IN USA WITH MY CHILDREN.

HOWEVER, I DID NOT FORGET YOU BECAUSE YOU ARE THE SOURCE OF MY SUCCESS THOUGH
YOU ARE NOT THERE TO COMPLETE THIS PROJECT WITH ME BUT I GAVE ALL THE
CREDIT AND
THANKS TO YOU. I KNOW IT IS NOT YOUR FAULT RATHER YOUR WISH TO BACK UP ON THE
TRANSACTION, I UNDERSTAND IT WAS SIMPLY BECAUSE OF WHAT YOU MUST HAVE HEARD
ABOUT AFRICA. ACTUALLY THERE ARE STILL GOOD ONES FOR EXAMPLE I MYSELF.

IN APPRECIATE OF YOUR ASSISTANCE I HAVE MAPPED OUT A TOKEN AS A
COMPENSATION OF
$1.7. M.(ONE MILLION SEVEN HUNDRED UNITED STATES DOLLARS ONLY) IN A
CASHIER BANK
DRAFT I LEFT THE BANK DRAFT SINCE TWO WEEKS AGO WITH MY ASSISTANT SECRETARY
MRS.JOYCE SOLOMON ON MY DEPARTURE TO USA.I AM TRYING TO FIND YOUR
EMAIL ADDRESS
THAT WHY I DID NOT EMAIL YOU ON TIME THANKS GOD THAT I HAVE FINALLY
FOUND IT IN
MY ROOM CUPBORD.I WOULD LIKE YOU THEREFORE, TO CONTACT HER ON THE
BELOW INFO SO
THAT SHE CAN SEND YOU THE BANK DRAFT.
JOYCE SOLOMON (MRS)

E-MAIL:ADDRESS: ( mrs.joyces@hotmail.com )
I WOULD HAVE LOVE TO CALL YOU FROM USA WHERE I CURRENTLY RESIDE BUT DUE TO THE
RECENT CRISIS THAT IS GOING ON IN US MR.WILLARD MITT ROMNEY ADVICE ME NOT TO
CALL BECAUSE ALL INTERNATONAL CALLS ARE BEING MONITORED BY THE US AUTHORITY AS
THE ORDER PLACED BY PRESIDENT.

NOW CONTACT MY ASSISTANT SO THAT SHE CAN POSSIBLY RELEASE YOUR MONEY TO YOU. I
WILL STOP HERE. ONCE AGAIN,I GAVE HER THE SUM OF $520 TO REGISTER THE
BANK DRAFT
TO THE COURIER DELIVERY SERVICE, THANK YOU VERY MUCH AND REMAIN BLESSED.

WITH MY BEST REGARDS,
BARRISTER DANIEL MACSON

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