419 scam: Andrew Brian <jordancarl201@gmail.com> Good day

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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:
- "robert mugabe" (the name of a person or institution often appearing 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.
- andbrain210@aol.com (AOL; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: Andrew Brian <jordancarl201@gmail.com>
Reply-To: andrewbrian556@aol.com
Date: Mon, 4 May 2020 03:27:34 -0700
Subject: Good day

May peace be with you and your families,
I know that this letter may come to you as surprise, I am Grace Mugabe the
widow of the late Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe the Former Zimbabwe
President who DIED 6 September 2019, in Gleneagles Hospital, Singapore
due to the political crisis

Am on government watch list in my country. It is my pleasure to contact you
for a business venture which I intend to establish in your country. Though
I have not met with you before but I believe, one has to risk out of trust
to succeed sometimes in life. There is this huge amount of sixty five
million U.S Dollars ($65.000, 000.00) which my late Husband kept for me
with a Security Finance Institution in abroad before he died. Now, I have
decided to invest this money in your country or anywhere safe enough
outside here Zimbabwe for a security and political reasons. I want you to
help Me claim and retrieve these fund from the Security Finance
Institution and transfer it into your Account in your country for the
investment purposes of these Areas like:

(1). Hospital, ( 2). Transport Industry, (3). Schools, (4). Real Estate, or
any other venture that might interest you.

If you can be of an assistance to me I will be pleased to offer to you 20%
of the total fund. Once I heard from your quick response, our family
financial consultant in UK will communicate with you on my behalf for my
security reasons.

Please acknowledge the receipt of this letter using and andbrain210@aol.com
who will bring you into more details when you contact him.

Please you have to keep this secret for my safety
Best Regards
Grace Mugabe

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