419 scam: "Mr. MARC FERNANDEZ." <contecamelias@gmail.com> Hello!

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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:
- "keep this confidential" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
- "top secret" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. MARC FERNANDEZ." <contecamelias@gmail.com>
Reply-To: marcfernandez.eib@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 6 Apr 2021 06:28:25 +0000
Subject: Hello!

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Hello!

My greetings and compliments.

I am Mr. MARC FERNANDEZ, an Audit Accounting Manager from France.

I have the pleasure to send you this business proposal which i
intend to establish with you. You may be surprised to receive this
massage from me since you do not know me in person, but I want you to
know that this is a lifetime opportunity which will be of good benefit
to YOU and ME, as I will be permanently going for my retirement as a
banker.

This massage is a top secret, so please keep this confidential. I have
the sum of: $10.500, 000.00, (Ten Million Five Hundred Thousand US
Dollar), I inherited from over inflated contract with Foreign
contractors in National Petroleum Corporation (NPC), Crude Oil
Contract Awarded, which I left in a suspense coded account for 12
years now, here in my bank and soon I will be going for my retirement.

I discovered that if I go my retirement without remitting this money
out urgently it will be moved to Government account, as unclaimed
money which I do not want. I want you to help me receive this money
in your Country and we shared the money after the transfer 35% of the
total money, is for you. 60% will be for me. While 5% will be set in
case of any expenses during the transfer. I took this decision because
I donâ€™t want the bank to inherit this money if I go my retirement.

I await your soonest response.
My best regards,
Mr. MARC FERNANDEZ.

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