419 scam: "Ms. Gladis Paul"<anonym@lebert.de> Re: Re: Claim Your Card ($1,200,000.00 USD)

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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:
- "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)
- "you are advice to " (this email uses bad English)
- "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 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.
- p.harryuk1@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Ms. Gladis Paul" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <moneygramcobj@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 26 Jun 2019 14:31:08 +0200
Subject: Re: Re: Claim Your Card ($1,200,000.00 USD)

Hello My Friend ,

How are you doing.

I was shock that you refuse writing me with regards to your $1,200,000.00 USD Atm Visa Card been part of your payment compesation since the transfer fail to go through from the bank, because of the transfer policy has obligated by the central bank, before the Ministry of Finance order the bank to load the money into the ATM Card for you to avoid you in paying much tax that will arise from European Union Commission, and I am happy to inform you today that I have drop the card with Mr. Mark Terry for your collection.

Like I said above, you are advice to contact Mr. Mark Terry and requested him to send it to you. This was done, because of the transfer reason giving above.However, if you wish to travel down to him for the collection of your payment card, you can't or forward your address to him if you cannot go in person to avoid much expenses. So,forward the following information Your Name, Your Delivery Address, Your Phone Number.

Contact: Mr. Mark Terry
Cotonou Benin Republic.
His email: p.harryuk1@gmail.com

Contact her immediately to receive your payment card as I am on my way out of the country and will not be chance to check my mail for a long while.

Thanks,
Ms. Gladis Paul

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