419 scam: "Janet Akpan"<rosejonesmrselizabeth@gmail.com> Can you keep this secret?

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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:
- "will come to you as a surprise" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "inheritance funds" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "my names are " (a common phrase found 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.
- mark_collins2011@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Janet Akpan" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mark_collins2011@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 7 Nov 2016 15:53:51 +0200
Subject: Can you keep this secret?

Compliments of the season to you and your family.

I am sure this information will come to you as a surprise, my names are Mrs Elizabeth Rose from

SPRINGSVILLE Florida United States of AMERICA and I had been taKen for a ride from so many scam artists

until I was introduced to this God sent man in the person of Mark Collins who made me see the truth in my

many years of chasing my inheritance funds and as I write you today I am a true testimony, my concern was

while I was going through some of the other abandoned inheritance payment files on this gentleman's desk

I managed to spot your email address and I felt it would be doing a humanitarian service if I can let you

into this information.

He can be reached on the above email address: mark_collins2011@yahoo.com and while you try to reach him

do not let him know I gave out this information as it may amount to me being a betrayer as he advised I

keep this a secret between us, but how can I keep such important information secret to you.

God bless you as you listen to this piece of advise and act upon it.

Mrs Rose Jones.

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