419 scam: Prichard Dixie <al1065pel@gmail.com> Let's work together

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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:
- "million pounds" (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 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: Prichard Dixie <al1065pel@gmail.com>
Reply-To: dixie.prichard@yandex.com
Date: Sat, 19 Jun 2021 10:52:13 +0100
Subject: Let's work together

Good day,

I apologize for sending this sudden message. My name is Mrs. Dixie
Prichard. I am the General Operation and Regional Accountant for First
Pillar Finance Bank, United Kingdom. I have the option to transfer the
amount of (Â£ 6,300,000 Million Pounds) to you. This fund originally
belonged to one of our deceased bank customers who died in the May 26,
2006 earthquake in Jakarta-Indonesia, in which around 5,782 people
died. Please, I need your assistant for this mutual benefit.

I would like to invest these funds and present you to the bank as a
beneficiary of the deceased customer in this transaction. All I need
is your sincere cooperation and I promise this will be done under a
legitimate agreement that will protect us from any violation of the
law. I agree that 40% of that money will go to you as my foreign
partner, 50% to me, while 10% will go towards establishing a
foundation for the disadvantaged people in your country. If you would
like to hear me out, I will provide all the full details of this
transaction in your reply to this letter.

Best regards,
Mrs. Dixie Prichard.

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