419 scam: "Mr. Phil Gate" <ofil76526@gmail.com> Good News To You

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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:
- "inheritance funds" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "million us dollars" (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)
- "power of attorney" (with your bank details and a power of attorney form criminals sometimes empty bank accounts)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
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.
- mrssiju.ilumoyade@bk.ru (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Phil Gate" <ofil76526@gmail.com>
Reply-To: philgate15@gmail.com
Date: Sun, 20 Sep 2020 12:32:49 -0700
Subject: Good News To You

I Hope all is right with you; Please I advised that you should read this email message very carefully and urgently get back to me immediately to avoid wrong delivery of your overdue inheritance Funds worth of $5,5 Million USD presently at our custody United Nation. Based on the meeting held yesterday with the United Nations, US Embassy, IMF officials In collaboration with Office of the Presidency F.M.F regarding all overdue inheritance payment File of which your name and email ID was listed among the unpaid beneficiary, I writing to inform you that your files appeared on our desk to pay you a partial payment of $5,5 million US Dollars of your funds for this First quarter of the year.

But we're having misunderstanding because a lady by name Mrs. Delores Olea, from US called our Office on Friday stating that she is your next of kin that you have given her the power of attorney to claim your Fund worth of $5.5 Million USD, she clearly informed our Office that you was suffering for by Corona-Virus disease and you don't think you can make it alive again, You instructed her to receive the funds on your behalf that you can't make it possible for you to answer all our calls and email to you so far that you cannot work or answer any calls due your presently health condition.

After she provided this info's to us, she instructed us not to bother or disturbed ourselves by contacting you because you cannot access your email presently due to your present health condition that we should delivered the funds to her provided information directly because she is now acting on your behalf. We're so confuse about her claims that is why the authority instructed me to contact you for us to know if she is telling us the truth or not to avoid handing over of your fund to unexpected person as we have no clue about this person Mrs. Delores Olea. You advise to contact Director Fund Payment Unit Siju Ilumoyade via this Email- mrssiju.ilumoyade@bk.ru
text +19783864257 or WhatsApp him +1318-598-1141 forward your information to him to claim your fund.

Proof to us if she's right or not by responding back urgent with your information listed below.

1. Your Full Name:=======
3. Your Country:=========
4. Your Home Address:====
2. Your Telephone No:====
5. Your Nearest airport:==

Sincerely
Mr. Phil Gate
Director Fund Payment Unit

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