419 scam: "Mrs. Juliet Grace"<paulharryonly1@gmail.com> Re: Re: claim your $1.2 million Now.

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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:
- "money laundering" ("anti-terrorist", "anti-money laundering" or "drug-free" certificates are a common way for criminals in fake lottery scams and other Advance Fee scams to get you to send money to them. There are no such certificates in the real banking world. )
- "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)
- "cotonou" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
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.
- +2296503275 (Benin, probably a prepaid mobile phone)
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.
- pastorjules01@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs. Juliet Grace" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <onlyjuiletgrace@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 7 Dec 2018 18:13:05 +0100
Subject: Re: Re: claim your $1.2 million Now.

Hello Good day,

How are you doing?

Sequel to the directive receive from the ministry of Finance, I want to bring to your notice that your unclaimed $1,200,000.00 dollars being a part project funding for you from the IMF in 2017 has not been claimed by you. Don't know if you are aware of it or not but today, the paying bank through their Foreign Remittance Unit, have issued an INTERNATIONAL CORPORATE VISA CARD for you.

The ATM CARD was issued because of the transfer policy has obligated by the Governor of Central Bank of Benin Republic and Ministry of Economics and Finances of Benin Republic in conjunction with the paying bank to avoid any question that will arise from EU and FATF, European Union Commission And Financial Action Task Force on Money Laundering.

With regards to this, we recommend you to read as the beneficiary and contact the following person to finalise your payment Card to you or this fund will be declare unclaimed confiscate by next weekend.

Pastor Jules Leo
C/36, Zone Fifa, Cotonou,
Republic of Benin West Africa
Tel: +229 65 03 27 5
E-mail: pastorjules01@gmail.com

NOTE: Your Card contain only $1,200,000.00 dollars. So I HEREBY ADVISED you to Disassociate Yourself from any form of Communication with Individuals, Banks, co-operate bodies and Government Officials if happen you already in contact with any one and Follow this Guidelines to receive your payment without delay or hinderance.

Regards,
Mrs. Juliet Grace

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