419 scam: "Mr. George Tony"<paulharryonly1@gmail.com> Re: Re: Your Payment Notice.

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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:
- "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)
- "(ecowas)" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
- "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.
- +2296879630 (Benin, probably a prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. George Tony" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <julietgrace01@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 21 Jul 2018 12:52:07 +0100
Subject: Re: Re: Your Payment Notice.

Hello My Friend,

How are you doing today?

I have been mandated to contact you based on the present anti-fraud/scam war that is correctly going on globally. Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) formed an Anti-Fraud Teams in conjuction with World Bank to make sure that all Fraud star is Completely wiped out from Africa and beyond as they are working to restrict cyber-crime from Nigeria, Benin Ghana and so on.

In this regard, about Eighty-Six (86) banks and government officials have been arrested across Africa and Europe who have scam alot of peoples of their money. The Commission have recovered a total sum of US$ 2.1 Billion dollars from these scammers both cash and assets confirmed to have come from their victims in Europe, Asia and Americans who have lost their money trying to do business across Africa and beyond.

Thousands of their victim email addresses with names in concluding yours where found in there address books. It is at this juncture the Commission decided to compensate you people as the beneficiary of 2018 batch "A." with the money recovered.

As a member, I was ask to contact you as to come forward to get your compensation as the proccess is risk free. NOTE: You are to receive $800,000.00 dollars by cash or wired bank transfer. 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 my Guidelines to receive your payment without delay or hinderance.

Yours Faithfully,
Mr. George Tony
C/100, Godomey, Cotonou
Republic of Benin.
Tel: +229 68 79 63 0

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