419 scam: WRAY.@docomonet.jp COVID-19, If interested, contacts:Email: jw4571758@gmail.com

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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 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.
- jw4571758@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: WRAY.@docomonet.jp
Reply-To: "mr.jimthomas91@gmail.com" <mr.jimthomas91@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 15 Feb 2021 23:41:02 +0900
Subject: COVID-19, If interested, contacts:Email: jw4571758@gmail.com

COVID-19, If interested, contacts:Email: jw4571758@gmail.com

Good day. I know that this message may surprise you, as we have not met or seen each other for the first time. Please, I want you to just accept it with good faith and you will not be disappointed.

I got your Email through foreign business directory here in Nigeria and I then picked Keen interest to do this transaction with you if acceptable by you.

I am a staff of Nigeria Centre for Decease Control (NCDC), and we was mandated to supply face mask, hand sanitizer and other items to our government for protection of the citizens against COVID-19 pandemic.

The items have been supplied through a USA firm at the cost of $10.5 USD Million only.

We influenced the contract amount to the tune of $15 USD Million for purpose to enrich ourselves with $4.5 Million. Now the contractor duly paid and it remain the over invoiced sum floating in a bank in the USA for rightful beneficiary to come and claim.

Basically, we are looking for whom we shall present as the contractor to have the remaining balance of US$4.5 Million release to his/her bank account since we can not claim it here without a foreign partner.

Finally, please kindly delete this message if you are not interested, or I will send you more details as soon as I hear from you.

If interested, contacts:
Email: jw4571758@gmail.com

With regard,

Dr. Stephen Oyegun.
Head Contract Award, NCDC.

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