419 scam: "CHRISTY ZUPPA" <support@jianke.com> 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:
- "hundred thousand united states dollars" (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)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "CHRISTY ZUPPA" <support@jianke.com>
Reply-To: christyzuppa15@gmail.com
Date: Sun, 10 Feb 2019 02:25:40 +0100
Subject: GREETINGS TO YOU

HELLO MY FRIEND, GOOD MORNING AND HOW ARE YOU DOING TODAY?

I KNOW YOU MAY BE WONDERING HOW I CAME ABOUT YOUR INFORMATION AND HOW
COME YOU ARE GETTING THIS KIND OF MESSAGE FROM A COMPLETE AND TOTAL
STRANGER YOU HAVE NEVER MET BEFORE, I HAVE BEEN RUNNING A PERSONAL
CHARITY DEEDS FOR NEED AND HELPLESS FOR FEW YEARS BEFORE I AM CURRENTLY
DOWN ON THE SICK BED WITH CANCER AND I AM USING THIS AS THE ONLY MEDIUM
TO COMMUNICATE WITH YOU AT THE MOMENT DUE TO MY PRESENT HEALTH
CONDITION.

IN BRIEF MY NAME IS CHRISTY L. ZUPPA, FROM NEW JERSEY UNITED STATES. I
RESIDE HERE IN 10 MASTERS ROAD BRICK NJ 08724. I WANT TO PASS THIS
IMPORTANT INFORMATION TO YOU DUE TO MY PRESENT CONDITION AND I WANT YOU
TO MAKE USE OF IT VERY WELL WHEN IT GETS TO YOU. I HAVE BEEN HELPING THE
NEED AND THE HELPLESS IN THE COUNTRY FOR A FEW YEARS NOW, AS I HAVE ONLY
FOLLOWED WHAT GOD HAD COMMANDED TO HELP WHO YOU COULD, AS A RESULT I
HAVE BEEN DOING THE BEST I COULD OVER THE YEARS BEFORE I LOST MY HUSBAND
AND THREE CHILDREN THROUGH A CAR ACCIDENT.

NOW I AM DOWN ON THE SICK BED WITH CANCER WHICH I KNOW THE LORD COULD
HEAL ME IF HE WANTS AND TAKE ME TO HIS SIDE IF THAT BE HIS WISH. I OWN A
PRIVATE BUSINESS WHICH FLOURISHED OVER THE YEARS, WITH A LOT OF FORTUNE
I HAVE FOUND DOING MY BUSINESS BOTH IN THE STATES AND OVERSEAS BEFORE I
LOST MY FAMILY IN A CAR CRASH. BEING THROUGH ALL THESE I HAVE DECIDED TO
DO ONE FINAL GOOD DEED AS I HAVE DONE OVER THE YEARS TO LOOK FOR
SOMEONE, ANYONE TO REACH THROUGH TO YOUR NEED AND HELP YOU. AT LEAST ALL
THE WEALTH I HAVE GATHERED NOT TO BE ALL WASTED.

AFTER THIS DECISION OF MINE, I CAME ACROSS YOUR CONTACT DETAILS IN THE
INTERNET DIRECTORY WHICH I HAVE DECIDE TO GIVE YOU TWO MILLION THREE
HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS ( $2,300,000.00 USD) IN MY
ACCOUNT WITH THE BANK OF AMERICA, I KNOW THIS MAY SOUND STRANGE TO YOU
BUT I SWEAR IT TO YOU THAT THIS IS REAL AND THERE IS NO CATCH TO IT AT
ALL I AM GOING TO HELP YOU, MAYBE GOD HAD PUT THIS IN MY HEART TO DO
BECAUSE HE FINALLY WANTS TO ANSWER YOUR PRAYERS, I WILL HELP YOU
FINANCIALLY, IF YOU NEED THIS HELP I HAVE OFFERED PLEASE LET ME KNOW.

WARM REGARDS,
MRS. CHRISTY L. ZUPPA

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