419 scam: "Mrs. Jessica Wilfred." Re: YOUR COMPENSATED FUND WORTH $2,500,000.00

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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:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- ",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)
- "certified bank draft" (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 "New Partner from Paraguay" 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.
- bernardhills101@yahoo.com.hk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs. Jessica Wilfred."
Reply-To: <bernardhills101@yahoo.com.hk>
Date: Sun, 9 Jul 2017 22:54:44 +0100
Subject: Re: YOUR COMPENSATED FUND WORTH $2,500,000.00

Dear Friend ,

How are you today? Hope all is well with you and your family? I hope this mail meets you in a perfect condition. You may not understand why this mail came to you. But if you do not remember me, you might have received an email from me in the past regarding a multi-million-dollar business proposal which we never concluded.

I am much delighted and privileged to contact you again, after this long time, it takes faith and courage to remember old friends and at the same time, to show gratitude to them despite circumstances that disrupted our transaction ultimately not working out as we projected then.

The good news is that I'm happy to inform you about my success in getting those funds transferred under the cooperation of a new partner from Cayman Islands, I take this liberty to inform you that the transaction we were pursuing together finally worked out and I am contacting you to let you know the present situation.

I must inform you also that I am presently in Cayman Islands on business negotiations and establishment now. With a sincere heart, I have raised and signed an International Cashier's Bank Draft of $2,500,000.00 [Two Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars] only in your name as COMPENSATION for your dedication, humanity and contribution, as it were. I will be very busy here at the moment because of the investment projects that me and my new partner are having at hand.

As much as I thought, I kept the certified bank draft to a private finance/security company to hand over to you as soon as you make contact with them.

Contact the finance office director immediately you receive this message for further information on how to get your cheque, for I have conscience as a human being, I really appreciated your tremendous effort and contribution to make things workout in retrospect.

His name is: Mr. Bernard Hills.

His e-mail is: bernardhills101@yahoo.com.hk

Therefore, you should send him your full Name and telephone number/your address where you want him to send the draft to you.

He is waiting to hear from you so that he can ship the I.C.B.D to your Home or Office address as you may direct.

Mrs. Jessica Wilfred.

CONTACT MY SECRETARY :(bernardhills101@yahoo.com.hk)
NOTICE: This e-mail message, including attachments, is confidential and intended only for the named recipient(s) above and may contain information that is privileged, attorney work product, proprietary or exempt from disclosure under applicable law. The unauthorized use, dissemination, distribution or reproduction of this e-mail message, including attachments, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, or are not the intended recipient, please immediately notify the sender and delete this e-mail message, including attachments, from your computer. Thank you.

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