419 scam: Micheal Great <victorawele525@gmail.com> APPROVAL OF YOUR CONTRACT INHERITANCE FUND.

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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:
- "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: Micheal Great <victorawele525@gmail.com>
Reply-To: micheal06great@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 27 Jul 2021 05:43:57 -0700
Subject: APPROVAL OF YOUR CONTRACT INHERITANCE FUND.

APPROVAL OF YOUR CONTRACT INHERITANCE FUND.

Dear Sir/Madam

We wish to inform you that your US$10.5 million long awaited payment
have been due for immediate release and urgently attention has be
given for the final approval of your fund to you .We advise you to
immediately proceed by Re-confirming to this office the following
information, Your Full Name, Home Address, Direct Telephone Number,
Age and Occupation & Fax Number, Amount. We advise you to send those
information's immediately for proper release.

However, be inform that all matters relating to the release of your
contract inheritance fund and long-awaited payment are now under our
control. This development has become necessary due to the activities
of unpatriotic government officials and impostors who keep on
frustrating every effort to settle beneficiaries. The sum of US$10.5
million has been approved for immediate release to you via Telegraphic
Wire Transfer into your bank account.

i will like to inform you that you have to send your full information
where you want this fund to be transferred into.

It is important you take this seriously and note that you were
supposed to have received this fund long before now, so get serious
and have this fund now before you lose it.

Yours in service,

VA
Chief Financial Officer

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