419 scam: "Mr. John Sam" <geometrica@tpa.com.br> Good News!

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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:
- "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
This email message is a "New Partner from Paraguay" scam.
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.
- rev.paulngnan@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. John Sam" <geometrica@tpa.com.br>
Reply-To: rev.paulngnan@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 18 Feb 2017 18:30:12 +0000
Subject: Good News!

Hello

Good News!

I'm sorry but happy to inform you about my success in getting those funds transferred and the transaction completed, everything was successful with help of reverend father Paul Nignan.e-mail: (rev.paulngnan@gmail.com)

Meanwhile, I didn't forget your past efforts and attempts to assist me in transferring those funds despite that it failed us then. However, I want to use this medium to thank you very much for your earlier assistance to help me in transferring the funds. I want to inform you that I have finally succeeded in receiving the funds. Everything was perfectly done because we struck a deal with one of the Ladies Accountant who works with the Federal Ministry of Finance (FMF), she rendered a tremendous help to us.

In appreciation of your earlier assistance to me, I have decided to compensate you with the sum of ($1.5 million United States dollar) 0% of the total fund in bank check, which you can withdraw the fund at your bank. So contact Reverend Father Paul Nignan/e-mail: (rev.paulngnan@gmail.com) and send him your address. You should reconfirm your current information to him

1. Your full name....................
2. Your Occupation................
3. Your address......................
4. Your phone number...........

Ask him to send you the bank check which i kept for your compensation. Contact him now to his e-mail:(rev.paulngnan@gmail.com) I am on my way to city of Caracas Venezuela for investment, hoping to hear from you as soon as you receive your check.

Thanks my good friend

Kind Regards
Barrister John Sam

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