419 scam: George Vince <georvinc21@gmail.com> attn beneficiary

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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:
- "will come to you as a surprise" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "hundred thousand united states 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)
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.
- patmensahbarclays@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: George Vince <georvinc21@gmail.com>
Reply-To: patmensahbarclays@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 13 May 2021 02:40:49 +0100
Subject: attn beneficiary

Hello good day

I know that this message will come to you as a surprise since we do not
know each other before,I am Mr.Patrick Mensah, a Bank Manager at
Barclays Bank Ghana. There is an account opened in this bank in the
year 2012 and since 2013 nobody has operated on this account again.

After going through some old files in the records, I discovered that
if I do not remit this money out urgently it would be forfeited
for nothing.The owner of this account is Mr. Bill Blake a foreigner
and a Miner by profession, but he died in 2014. No other person knows
about this account or anything concerning it,the account has no other
beneficiary and the amount involved is Seven Million Five Hundred
Thousand United States Dollars (USD7.5M).

I need you as a foreigner to stand as a front so that we can together
use my influence as a bank executive to have this fund transferred to
you as the legal beneficiary.I look forward to your response as soon
as possible.You are hereby advised to contact me through my private
ID :patmensahbarclays@yahoo.com

Yours Faithfully,
Mr. Patrick Mensah
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