419 scam: "Majvor Forsberg"<info@gmail.com> Your USD$15.5million cashier check.

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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 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- +22999485442 (Benin, probably a prepaid mobile phone)
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.
- jerryudo@mail2winner.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Majvor Forsberg" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <jerryudo@mail2Winner.com>
Date: Tue, 11 Apr 2017 10:43:36 +0100
Subject: Your USD$15.5million cashier check.

Attention please

We have received the check from the bank last week and kept the check with Dr. Jerry Udo as we discussed, Please email him immediately inorder to send you the cheque. I am in Colombia now.

I kept USD$15.5million cashier check & will send you the rest of money after my business trip here. I sent you so many emails last week but all bounced back. So contact Dr. Udo with his below email address for him to send the check to you: ( jerryudo@mail2Winner.com ) or call him at +229 99485442

Thanks and do let me know when you have received it. 'Copy & paste' (jerryudo@mail2Winner.com)

Regards

Majvor Forsberg

United Nations Rep, U

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