419 scam: "Mr Francis Fernandez"<francisfe1998@gmail.com> Confidential & Urgent

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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:
- "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. )
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.
- +447435930659

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr Francis Fernandez" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <fernandez.direct@outlook.com>
Date: Thu, 11 Apr 2019 08:59:47 -0700
Subject: Confidential & Urgent

Good-day,

Following the events coming from the disclosure of Illicit financial transactions that are linked to several financial firms, the International Fiscal Monitoring Authority, issued compulsory financial audits on several banks, in a move to combat the spate of tax evasive actions and money laundering operations that has been going on.

Having inside leverage, as part of the auditing team, I discovered a very huge amount of cash stuck in several accounts which has gone dormant, due to intestacy. We can work together to get this funds legally. Upon confirmation of your interest, I would give more details.

Sincerely,

Mr. Francis Fernandez

Tel: +44 7435930659

Anti-fraud resources:

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