419 scam: STACY <stacyatieno1950@gmail.com> Re:

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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:
- "western union" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "moneygram" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Western Union money transfer is completely untraceable and therefore is *not* safe to use with anyone you do not know personally. It is the preferred method of online criminals to collect money from their victims.
MoneyGram money transfer is completely untraceable and therefore is *not* safe to use with anyone you do not know personally. Along with Western Union it is a preferred method of online criminals to collect money from their victims.

Fraud email example:

From: STACY <stacyatieno1950@gmail.com>
Reply-To: stacyatieno68@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 5 Sep 2018 15:05:57 +0300
Subject: Re:

Hello,

Please accept my apology for the late reply, it was because of the
issue i told you i'm having with my husband, he seized my laptop
again, i managed to retrieve it now to send you this message, my
replies might be slow sometimes because i hide to send you emails as
he is always monitoring me, i viewed the documents you sent but the
3rd file didn't download, are you assuring me that once i send the
$8,850 dollars, the compensation fund ATM card will be delivered to me
at the hospital address i gave you in Kenya? and i can be using the
ATM card to be withdrawing money from any ATM in Kenya? can i transfer
money from the ATM card to bank accounts? can i use the ATM card on
POS machines in shops? remember i told you the agent has to wait for
me at the hospital entrance and text me that he is there so i can meet
him there, i don't want him to call my phone or coming inside the
hospital premises because i don't want my husband to see him, i hope
there won't be problem when i try to withdraw money from ATM's with
the card? like i told you earlier, i'm a Singaporean married to a
Kenyan, we have a private hospital in Kenya and another hospital in
Singapore, so i travel to Singapore often, if i travel to Singapore
can i use the ATM card in Singapore? the limit i can transfer from
western union or moneygram is $2000 dollars so i need you to send 3
more names so i can split the money.

If i send the $8850 tomorrow can the agent leave Nigeria for Kenya the
following day with the ATM card? please answer these questions and
reassure me, once you reassure me and send more receiver names i will
send the money tomorrow.

Anticipating your reply,

MS Stacy

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