419 scam: "Please do let me know immediately you receive it "<hensleycraig122@gmail.com> HELLO..

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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:
- "million 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)
- ",000,000" (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)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
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.
- pe3433460@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Please do let me know immediately you receive it "<hensleycraig122@gmail.com>
Reply-To: pe3433460@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 12 Feb 2019 16:19:12 -0800
Subject: HELLO..

For the sake of God/Allah and the New Year and all we may have passed throu=
gh and all your assistance and effort i plead to you today to please forgiv=
e me for my heart was never to treat you this way but i got an urgent busin=
ess deal in Germany and had to fly immediately for the investment purpose.

I must be sincere to you that i was very much successful in getting the fun=
ds transferred into my bank account as i tried my best to involve in the bu=
siness initially but God/Allah decides the entire situation please kindly f=
ind a good place in your good heart and forgive me for ever keeping you wai=
ting because i know you suffered so much to assist me in getting the fund r=
eleased.

At this time my good friend i am in Germany investing and opening an orphan=
age home with my share of the total sum but i did not forget you or will i =
ever forget all your good heart and past effort which made me strong despit=
e that it failed us some how.

I appreciate all your past your efforts at that time very much. So feel fre=
e and get in touched with my brother now Melvin Douglas now i have kept th=
e sum of $1,000,000,00(One Million Dollars) only for you please am very sor=
ry he is waiting for your call or email now via:( pe3433460@gmail.com)(Tel:=
+ 1 (646)781-8418 and instruct him where to and how to send the $1,000,00=
0,00(One Million Dollars) to you.

Please do let me know immediately you receive it from my brother Melvin Dou=
glas so that we can share the joy after all the sufferings at that time. In=
the moment, I=2019m very busy here because of the investment projects whic=
h I and the new partner are having at hand, finally, remember that I had fo=
rwarded instruction to my brother on your behalf to receive that money, so =
feel free to get in touch with him, he will send the amount to you without =
any delay.

My best Regard,
Professor Roy Yonce.

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