419 scam: Jennifer Amina <root@stitaipu.pr.gov.br> I NEED YOUR HELP PLEASE.

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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:

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:
- "million pounds" (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)
- "million british pounds" (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.
- jenniferamina_e@yahoo.com (Yahoo; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: Jennifer Amina <root@stitaipu.pr.gov.br>
Reply-To: <jenniferamina_d@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 20 Oct 2017 17:43:46 -0700
Subject: I NEED YOUR HELP PLEASE.

Greetings,

Am sorry to disturb you with my mail. My name is Jennifer Amina, am 22 years old. There is serious war crisis in my country Syria, and I have lost my parents and my two brothers in war. I am now in Europe as a refugee.

I am write this mail to you because I want you to help me and receive (GBP.2.000.000.00) Two million British pounds sterling which my late father deposited with my name in a bank in Europe, and the bank sent me an E-mail yesterday that I should come and claim the money because I am the only surviving person in my family. I want you to receive the money on my behalf and keep it safe for me, because the money is in my name.

Its so sad that one afternoon I came back home, and see my fathers house destroyed by bomb by the rebels, and my family were inside the house when this happened, I lost my two brothers and my father and mother. Since all my family members has died in war, I see no reason to live and enjoy my life again. My father was murdered with my mother at the same day.

The reason I contact you, I want you to receive two million pounds, that my father deposited with my name in a bank in east Europe. I accept to give you 40% of the money and take 60% to start new life and promise I will be honest to you and give you any information you request from me.

Contact me for more details of the transaction:

jenniferamina_e@yahoo.com

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