419 scam: "Mrs. Maria Farnandez"<ilive4fire@skyviewmail.com> Dear Friend

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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)
- "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)
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.
- +2348131387018
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.
- mr.garrywise2020@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
- 20121 united states and my email address is (mr.garrywise2020@gmail.com) and my telephone number is +1(202)265-8262 you can call (Gmail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs. Maria Farnandez" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mr.garrywise2020@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 10 Jan 2018 13:47:09 -0800
Subject: Dear Friend

Dear Friend,

I am Mr. Frost Gilbert. I am a US

citizen, 66 years Old. I reside here in

Centreville Virginia U.S.A. My

residential address is as follows.14852

Rock Landing Court Centreville Virginia

20121 United States and my email

address is (mr.garrywise2020@gmail.com)

and my telephone number is

+1(202)265-8262 you can call me or send

me a text message and i will

respond back to you.

I am one of those that fall victims to

scammers in Africa two years ago. I

have lost over US$100,000.00 for the

past years while in the USA. I was

trying to get my payment all to no

avail. And they always stopped my funds

with one reason or the order. So I

decided to travel with my Son to

WASHINGTON D.C with all documents,

there the (FBI) was amazed and

contacted the Nigeria embassy in the

USA. After some hours in that office,

I was asked by the FBI officer to come

back the next week.

When I did the FBI officer gave me the

contact of one Mrs. Maria Farnandez

who is a representative of the (FBI)

and a member of the compensation

award committee, currently in Nigeria.

And when I contacted her she

explained everything to me. She said

whoever is contacting us through

emails are fake that I should fly down

to Nigeria to see things for myself

which I did and she took me to the

paying bank for the claim of my

compensation payment.

This was paid to me successfully. Right

now I am the happiest man on earth

because I have finally received my

compensation funds of US$1,300,000.00.

Moreover, Mrs. Maria Farnandez showed

me the full Information of those

that are yet to receive their

compensation funds and this was how I came

across only your email address and your

full name.

The only Money I paid after I meet with

Mrs. Maria Farnandez was just

$550.00 (Five Hundred & Fifty

Dollars) for the ownership paper works. So I

am advising you to contact Mrs. Maria

Farnandez through her email address

(mrs.lindahill3030@gmail.com)

for your own money including the money you lost

or you can as well call her on her

direct telephone number

(+234-8131387018) please take it very

serious.

Please contact her and send your

telephone number and your residential

address to her so that she can release

your own money to you.

Thank you & God bless you.

Mr. Garry Wise.

14852 Rock Landing Court, Centreville

Virginia 20121 United States

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