419 scam: "Rev. Dr. Frank Goodluck" <altamireadriana@oi.com.br> I Really Appreciate Your Past Effort,

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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:
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
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.
- mrpem2077@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Rev. Dr. Frank Goodluck" <altamireadriana@oi.com.br>
Reply-To: mrpem2077@yahoo.com
Date: Sat, 01 Aug 2015 10:31:15 -0700
Subject: I Really Appreciate Your Past Effort,

My Dearest Friend

Thank you for your past effort, I understand the totality of points on a line with my bank despite that we failed to comply with International fund transfer instructions. I later succeed and the fund has been transferred into an account visa card provided by a new friend from Australia. I actually appreciate your past assistance and commitment.

I dropped an international Automated Teller Machine card {ATM VISA CARD}to my secretary while I instructed him to get it send to you as soon as you contact him. The ATM VISA your card worth $2,650,000.00usd (Two million Six hundred and fifty thousand united state dollars) and you can withdraw funds in any bank ATM visa machine around the world.

My pleasure is a polite reaction to thank you for his, though I may not have the time to reach you again because I’m hospitalized for cancer and lungs infection in one Australian Hospital which may lead to a sudden death, according to medical reports. Please kindly donate 30% of this fund to the charity organization, More especially {orphans at the motherless babies homes}

Contact my secretary immediately so that he should send your programmed ATM Visa card to you, his name is Mr. Philips Eze Matthew. His email address is listed below:

Now Contact My Secretary
His name is Mr. Philips Eze Matthew
His E-mail address ( mrpem2077@yahoo.com )

Please contact him with the following information below to avoid wrong delivery and keep me update because i have contacted you on this vital issue before without any update from you.

Your Full Name:...........,
Your Address:................,
Cell/Phone Number's:..............,

May God bless you,

Best regards,
Rev. Dr. Frank Goodluck.

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