419 scam: Mary B Leonard <leonardmaryb02@gmail.com> IRREVOCABLE PAYMENT NOTICE:

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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 next of kin scam.
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.
- usanigeria299@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Mary B Leonard <leonardmaryb02@gmail.com>
Reply-To: usanigeria299@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 11 Jan 2021 15:37:11 +0100
Subject: IRREVOCABLE PAYMENT NOTICE:

U.S. Department
Greeting from U.S Embassy,
THIS MAIL IS ONLY FOR THE OWNER OF THIS E-MAIL ADDRESS

EMBASSY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
2 Walter Carrington Crescent Victoria Island, Nigeria
EMAI L: usanigeria299@gmail.com
DIRECT PHONE NO: +1 504 446 1145
DIRECT FAX NO +1 952 658 1344

Ref: FCC/10746/VCP3-21

IRREVOCABLE PAYMENT NOTICE:

DEAR SIR,

THIS IS SEQUEL TO THE MEETING WE HAD ON THURSDAY WITH THE DIRECTORS
OF MINISTRY OF FINANCE. I WISH TO INFORM YOU THAT THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF
YOUR INHERITANCE FUND APPROVED BY THE NIGERIA GOVERNMENT FOR RELEASE
TO YOU IS ONLY $8.2 MILLION .WE HAVE DECIDED TO TAKE THIS ISSUE UPON
OURSELVES TO SAFEGUARD YOU FROM THESE CRIMINAL MINDED INDIVIDUALS
WHOSE ONLY INTEREST WAS TO EXTORT MONEY AND FEES FROM YOU.

THIS IS IN LINE WITH THE AGREEMENT I SIGNED WITH THE NIGERIA
GOVERNMENT ON MY ASSUMPTION OF OFFICE AS THE USA AMBASSADOR TO
NIGERIA, RESULTING FROM COMPLAINS WE RECEIVED DAILY ON SCAMS IN
NIGERIA AND IN AFRICA, ASIAN AND EUROPE ETC.

SO YOU ARE HEREBY ADVISED TO CONTACT MY OFFICE ON THE ABOVE EMAIL AND
PHONE NUMBER, RECONFIRM, YOUR FULL NAME, YOUR MAILING/BILLING
INFORMATION, DIRECT PHONE/FAX NUMBERS THE NAME OF YOUR NEXT OF KIN AND
A COPY OF YOUR INTERNATIONAL PASSPORT OR DRIVERS LICENSE
IDENTIFICATION FOR RECORD PURPOSE AND EFFECTIVE DELIVERY OF YOUR
ATM CARD.

HOWEVER, ALWAYS KEEP ME POSTED AS SOON AS YOU RECEIVE YOUR ATM CREDIT
CARD VALUE OF YOUR FUND.

WE HAVE CALCULATED AND APPROVED THE ARRIVAL OF YOUR ATM CARD TO BE
WITHIN THREE DAYS UPON THE RECEIPT OF THE ABOVE DETAILS.

REGARDS

Mary Beth Leonard
United States Ambassador to (Nigeria)

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