419 scam: Mr Godswill ita <heart657@tim.it> I appreciated your efforts

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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)
- "million united states dollars" (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)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
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.
- charles.ego@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Mr Godswill ita <heart657@tim.it>
Reply-To: charles.ego@yahoo.com
Date: Sat, 9 Sep 2017 16:12:24 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: I appreciated your efforts

Dear Friend ,

How are you and your Family.? I knew you will be surprised to receive this message from me again but never mind I have a good news to share with you,

I want to inform you that I have succeeded transferred the FUND total of $7 Million United States Dollars to a new partner friend from Canada whom I later used his Bank account moved the fund successfully.

Please accept my apology for not contacting you earlier before now due to my tight schedules I have been very busy in Canada, but I am contacting you because I did not forgot your past effort and attempts you made towards assisting me last time I contacted you to receive the fund on my behalf.

My dear, I am compensating you with the sum of $500,000,00 for your past effort you made to me at the initial time I contacted you for this transaction.However before I traveled to Canada to meet with my new partner who later received the total fund on my behalf,I left a certified Bank Check worth total sum of $500,000 United States Dollars signed by me which I dropped with my accounting officer working with GUARANTY TRUST BANK PLC on your behalf to send to you .

This check is cash-able in your bank and risk free from any embarrassment as the check is coming to you with a legal claimant documents {PROOF OF OWNERSHIP DOCUMENTS} with this document you cash the fund from your Bank in your country without hitch.

Please without delay I advise you to get in contact with my account officer immediately and arrange with him how the CHECK will get to you,please be inform that the duration of the check is one month after one month if you do not cash the check it will expire and do not blame me ,therefore go ahead and contact my accounting officer and pick up the Certified Bank Check immediately.

Feel free and get in contact with him as I have instructed him to release the CHECK to you on my behalf as soon as you contact him .FIND BELOW MY ACCOUNT OFFICER CONTACT DETAILS.?
His Name: Mr.Charles Ego.His private Email address is: charles.ego@yahoo.com

Contact him immediately and Arrange with him on how the BANK CHECK Will Reach you safely which i have already kept for your compensation for all the past efforts and attempts you contributed then to assist me in this matter.

I appreciated your efforts at that time very much.Send below Information to him to enable him send you the check immediately.

1,Your Full Name..........
2,Delivery address.........
3,phone number...........

Please once you pick up the Check from him try to keep me posted.

My Regards

Mr Godswill ita

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