419 scam: "Dr. Doug Macpherson"<ddconsult27@gmail.com> GET BACK TO ME

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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:
- "western union" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "money gram" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Western Union money transfer is completely untraceable and therefore is *not* safe to use with anyone you do not know personally. It is the preferred method of online criminals to collect money from their victims.

Fraud email example:

From: "Dr. Doug Macpherson" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <domac121@rediffmail.com>
Date: Thu, 6 May 2021 21:27:40 +0200
Subject: GET BACK TO ME

Our grants / ford foundation

www.fordfoundation.org

320 e 43rd st, New York, ny 100, USA

To the Beneficiary,

DID YOU RECEIVED MY PREVIOUS EMAIL ABOUT YOUR GRANT PAYMENT.?

This is to inform you about our post covid-19 hardship micro grant initiative.

This program is initiated to help individuals, organizations, SME, and companies bounce back to business as a result of the impact of Covid -19 effect.

Kindly confirm how the grant will get to your family, such as through bank to bank transfer, western union, Money Grams, online banking etc.

We offer the following service for your payment grant.

(1), micro grant, (2) hardship relief,(3)loan programs,(4) scam compensation ,(5)retirement benefits .

Dr Doug Macpherson

Allocation Officer(FORD FOUNDATION

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