419 scam: "Rev Sister Mercy Emmanuel"<claire.potier@fcvnet.com> PEACE BE UNTO YOU!!! 16/12/2016

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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:
- ",500,000" (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)
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.
- revmercyemmanuel901@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Rev Sister Mercy Emmanuel" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mcgee908963@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 16 Dec 2016 04:07:27 -0800
Subject: PEACE BE UNTO YOU!!! 16/12/2016

Good day,

I am Reverend Sister mercy Emmanuel from st Peter Catholic Church here in Nigeria, it's very pathetic that we lost Rev. Father Micheal Brown of st Peter Catholic Church Nigeria. Late Rev. Micheal Brown is an American and also an orphan but nationalized in st Peter Cathedral Nigeria, Late Rev.Father Micheal Brown died on 5th March 2016 and before he died, he made a will and instructs me to contact you on your email when he died as the next of kin of the fund as his spirit direct him.

I am glad to inform you that late Rev.Micheal Brown made you the beneficiary of his will a sum of $6,500,000.00 through your e-mail address, you might be wondering how late Rev.Father Micheal Brown made you the beneficiary of his will, Late Rev.Father Micheal Brown made a random sampling of many people's e-mail addresses mostly in usa by the help of Microsoft international firm and among the people e-mail addresses, yours came out as a draw and this is how late father Micheal Brown made you the beneficiary of his will and instruct that you can only be informed when he pass on and his memorial service Completed.

Now for you to claim your fund forward the details below to me via this (contact email click reply) so I can forward it to the Standard Chartered Bank of Nigeria for the release of your funds..

1, Full name.

2, Contact address.

3, Age

4, Occupation.

5, Private phone number.

Best regards & God bless you.

Reverend.Sisters Mercy Emmanuel

Reply on this Email:revmercyemmanuel901@gmail.com

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