419 scam: Meifen Jun <meifenjun@admeifenjunn.info> Greetings to you

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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:
- "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)
- "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
- "barr." (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.

Fraud email example:

From: Meifen Jun <meifenjun@admeifenjunn.info>
Reply-To: barrister.meifen.jun@onet.eu
Date: Tue, 24 Jul 2018 21:06:45 -0700
Subject: Greetings to you

Dear Friend,

Greetings to you,

I am Meifen Jun legal representative to Dr. Erin Jacobson who unfortunately lost his life and his entire family in Montana plane crash on March 23, 2009, on their way to a group ski vacation, I wish to place your name as the beneficiary to US$15,500,000.00 due to the death of the depositor (Dr. Erin Jacobson). You can confirm his death by clicking on this web site http://edition.cnn.com/2009/US/03/23/montana.plane.crash/index.html

If you are interested respond back to me through this email ( mrs.meifenjun11956@outlook. c o m OR barr.mefienjun55034@outlook. c o m ) to enable me furnish you with more details.

Yours Faithfully,

Barrister Meifen Jun.

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