419 scam: "Mrs. Jane Milne Robert" <avon@indytire.com> CERTIFIED BANK DRAFT

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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:
- "clearance certificate" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "certificate fee" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "clearance certificate" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "courier service" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
- "cheque " (Beware of any scheme that involves cashing checks or money orders and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere - you'll be liable for the entire amount if the checks or money orders turn out to be fake, even after you have received and forwarded cash. If it's a lottery prize, remember that real lotteries do not pay large prizes by check. They wire the money directly to your bank account and you do not pay for that. Many scammers promise a large check only in order to then demand payment of courier fees for a fake courier service. )
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.
- kennicolas55@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs. Jane Milne Robert" <avon@indytire.com>
Reply-To: kennicolas55@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 30 Jun 2017 07:32:45 -0400
Subject: CERTIFIED BANK DRAFT

GOOD DAY TO YOU AND YOUR FAMILY I am sure this mail would be coming to you =
as a surprise since we have never met before and you would also be asking w=
hy I have decided to chose you amongst the numerous internet users in the w=
orld, precisely I cannot say why I have chosen you but do not be worried fo=
r I come in peace and something very positive is about to happen to your li=
fe right now and to the lives of others through you if only you can careful=
ly read and digest the message below. The internet has made the world a glo=
bal village where you can reach anybody you have not met before. Before I m=
ove further, permit me to give you a little of my biography, I am Mother Ja=
ne milne Robert, 72 Years old woman and the wife of Late Sir Moses Anna who=
died in a Plane crash on Monday the 7th of September 1999 GMT 14:22 UK whi=
le they were flying from New York to Geneva. Please see site below for more=
information. http://www.cnn.com/WORLD/9809/ swissair.victims.list/index. h=
tm After the death of my husband I became the Head of his investment and no=
w that I am old and weak I have decided to spend the rest of my life with m=
y family and loved ones whom I never had time for during the course of my b=
usiness life, but before the death of my husband we had a plan to use the l=
ast days of our lives to donate half of what we have worked for to the less=
privilege and charity homes and the other half for ourselves, family membe=
rs and close friends, and it is so unfortunate that my husband is not alive=
today to do this with me and I am very weak and old now, hence I have deci=
ded to do this philanthropic work on behalf of my late husband and I Presen=
tly, I have willed out almost half of our assets to several charity homes a=
nd to some of the less privilege in different countries. Despite the agreem=
ent between my late husband and I to give aid to the deprived, we also agre=
ed to render support to an individual we have not meet before in life due t=
o the fact when we were still young in life we receive an anonymous help fr=
om an individual we did not know and which we have not being able to know o=
r met again till date, the impact we got from such gestsure made us wabt to=
do same. I am sorry to inform you that you will never have the chance to k=
now me because I have just concluded the assignment which my husband and I =
have agreed upon before his sudden death and you happened to be the benefic=
iary of our last WILL, irrespective of your previous financial status, henc=
e I need you to do me a favor by accepting our offer that will cost you not=
hing. I have presently deposited a Cheque in the sum of $3.5million with DH=
L express to deliver to you when i visited west Africa to conclude some unf=
inished transaction and investment on behalf of my late husband,So i have c=
ontacted the ATTORNEY in charge of the deposited cheque which i left there =
so that he can go to the USPS delivery company there to know when they will=
deliver the cheque package to you because of the expiring date. For your i=
nformation, I have paid for the delivering Charge, Insurance Premium and Cl=
earance Certificate Fee of the Cheque showing that it is not a Drug Money o=
r meant to sponsor Terrorist attack in your Country You have to contact the=
USPS COURIER SERVICE now for the delivery of your cheque with this informa=
tion bellow; dhl address: USPS International Contact Person:Eng. Mr Ken Nic=
olas Email:kennicolas55@gmail.com Again, you are not to pay for the deliver=
ing Charge, the Insurance premium and the Clearance Certificate Fee of the =
Cheque because I have already paid for them, the only money you are expecte=
d to pay is $280 for the security keeping & intuity fee of the cheque so fa=
r. I would have paid the fee but the company insisted that I should not bec=
ause they don't know when you will be contacting them and to avoid demurrag=
e or further cost. You are to reconfirm the below information to them to av=
oid any mistake on the Delivery. Your Postal / delivery address; Your Full =
Names: Direct telephone number; Below is the security keeping code: (USPS/0=
433/SKC) of you draft, you are to also present it to them for verification =
before delivery. Let me repeat again, try to contact them as soon as you re=
ceive this mail to avoid any further delay and remember to ask them to prov=
ide you with the method they wish to use in receiving their security keepin=
g fee of $280 for from you their immediate action. Note: Please I do not wa=
nt you to thank me or my husband all I need you to do is to invest wisely w=
ith it and do the same good to someone=92s life someday as this is the only=
way this world would be a better community if we render selfless services =
to one another. Be also notified that I will no longer be reading my emails=
or surfing the internet as I have retired completely from the outside worl=
d to my ranch, at this moment I have nothing to do with cars, emails and ot=
her luxuries, all further correspondence should be forwarded to the courier=
company for the delivery of your cheque to you. Yours Faithfully, Mrs. Jan=
e Milne Robert

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