419 scam: "Mrs. Janet Briggs" The Truth About Those People You Have Been Contacting

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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:
- "moneygram" (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. )
- "million 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)
- ",000,000" (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)
- "00,000.00" (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)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
- "(efcc)" (This name is often mentioned in money recovery scams (re-scam): the real EFCC does not contact victims to offer to get their money back because that is near impossible. )
- "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
- "barr." (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
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.
MoneyGram money transfer is completely untraceable and therefore is *not* safe to use with anyone you do not know personally. Along with Western Union it is a preferred method of online criminals to collect money from their victims.
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.
- barr.kenmarion24@yahoo.com (Yahoo; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs. Janet Briggs"
Reply-To: <barr.kenmarion24@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 10 Dec 2015 21:10:52 +0530
Subject: The Truth About Those People You Have Been Contacting

Attn:

I am Mrs. Janet Briggs the Vice chairman of ECONOMIC & FINANCIAL CRIME COMMISSION (EFCC) an agency that works with the Interpol and the European fund exchange commission. We have made some arrest and that is the reason why this email is directed to you, your email address was found in one of their files in a computer hard disk.

We feel so sorry and pity for you after knowing that they had to bring you down emotionally,financially and psychologically. You are therefore being compensated with $1 Million Dollars. We have also arrested all those who claim that they are barristers, bank officials, lottery Agents, PayPal officials, Car buyers etc, who have money for transfer or want you to be the next of kin of such fund which does not exist.

So You have been awarded with the sum of $1,000,000.00USD (One Million United State Dollar) by United Nation as compensation for been a victim of scam.

United Nation compensation programme is also currently compensating all scammed victim all over the world who have been involve in online internet scams. United Nation decided to compensate all scammed victim all because this promotion is also for everyone who regularly makes use of international payment services worldwide.

You can also read from the link below to confirm all what we have been saying.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/11/09/moneygram-scam-settlement_n_2100576.html

We have contracted the European fund exchange commission and you are to contact the director of operations office in 490 E 43rd St, New York, NY 10017 USA using the information below:

CONTACT: Barrister Ken Marion
DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS.
ADDRESS: 490 E 43rd St, New York, NY 10017 USA
EMAIL: barr.kenmarion24@yahoo.com
EUROPEAN FUND EXCHANGE COMMISSION.
MOBILE: +1 917-426-2974

So you are advised to contact the director of operations who would guide you through the completion of this transaction. Do bear in mind that if you do not take this transaction seriously we would have no choice but to terminate this transaction. This transaction would follow due process and it is being monitored to avoid proliferation of information.

Yours Sincerely,
Janet Briggs.

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