419 scam: "Mr.Pete Jimmy"<gradi@okstate.edu> GOOD MORNING"AM EXPECTING YOUR REPLY..?

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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.
This email message is a next of kin scam.
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.
- woodforest102@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: woodforest102@gmail.com
Date: 05 Mar 2017 21:43:07 +0000
Subject: GOOD MORNING"AM EXPECTING YOUR REPLY..?

Hello,

My name is Mr.Pete Jimmy, Branch Manager, (WOODFOREST BANK) married with two children, I am writing this letter to ask for your support and co-operation to carry out this secret and risk free business opportunity in my branch office department, the deal is that you have to stand as a depositor next of kin to claim this money and leave the rest to me to finish as an insider.

Robert A. Johnson An American, Foreign Oil Consultant/Contractor with the Chevron Petroleum Corporation Middle East, Asia, has a secret (fixed) deposit bank account in twelve calendar months, which Valued at (Twenty Five Million.Great British Pounds Sterling) in my branch upon maturity, after many years not hearing from him, the bank management decided to send a lot of routine Email, Fax and Mailing notification to his forwarding address but got no reply.

After month's, we still sent an email and post reminder's and finally we discovered from his contract employee Director, who Told the bank management that Robert A. Johnson died in the plane crash.

If you're interested in this deal, kindly provide for me with the following requesting details below, to enable me start the change of ownership and
transfer process immediately: Reply to my private email: woodforest102@gmail.com

Your Direct Mobile Number:
Your Full Name:
Your Country:
You're private E-mail:

Regards,
Mr.Pete Jimmy

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