419 scam: "Mr.John Wilfred" <w_albert5@aol.de> Thanks.....,

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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.
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.
- wfred.john011@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr.John Wilfred" <w_albert5@aol.de>
Reply-To: wfred.john01@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 18 Aug 2018 09:34:29 +0200
Subject: Thanks.....,

The violent fall and bloody death of Muammar Gaddafi in 2011 triggered an international treasure hunt for the riches of the wealthy and flamboyant Libyan dictator. United Nations report reveals that much of Gaddafi's loot was hidden in plain sight across W/Africa.

I am John Wilfred a reputable Banker and one of the senior staff UN adopted investigator follows an exposé in the Panama Papers published by the German newspaper, the Süddeautsche Zeitung.

The papers documented how the Libya's oil the portfolio; a subsidiary to believe to be a source of funding for the Gaddafi family, I would like to know if you will be interesting/willing to handle this great opportunity that worth $15.5 Million USD here in my bank custody, since I work with the bank. Please I need your cooperation to get some of this fund into your account with immediate effect this fund is deposited in Bank in Burkina Faso; the sharing radio will be 60% for me and 40% for you once you make this transfer a success.

My duty is to work underground/bring out all entire information that will make you successful transfer into your nominated IBAN as long as you work with me as insider.

Thanks, urgent wait to hear from you

This is my private mail account <wfred.john011@gmail.com>

Mr. John Wilfred

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