419 scam: "Michael Gavin"<info@glyn1991.com> Investment Plan

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

Fraud email example:

From: "Michael Gavin" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <michaelgavinesq@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 8 Jun 2021 06:46:18 +0200
Subject: Investment Plan

Attention : Sir

My name is Michael Gavin I'm from Togo Lome but presently in Ghana for Humanitarian work. I got your information through a friend who assured me that you'll be sincere. I have some money, $48.5 million which I want to invest. All I need to hear from you is how sincere you are and that you'll be able to handle the investment transaction for me and my family. If you will ,the fund is 100% clean and already in a bank. If you assured me then we'll need to reach a Memorandum of understanding (MOU) that's signed by us then we proceed. Once the Memorandum of understanding is signed, I'll ask the bank to release funds to you. Firstly,which investment will be better with this fund either in your country or elsewhere? If you're set, send me your full information (name, address,email and your passport) for me to prepare the Memorandum of understanding that will bend us and the transaction.

Michael Gavin
Reply to, myofficeheadquarter@gmail.com

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