419 scam: Matthew Shulman <chantalibrahim.c@gmail.com> Re: Reply urgently!!!

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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:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "will come to you as a surprise" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
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.
- zack.mohmand@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Matthew Shulman <chantalibrahim.c@gmail.com>
Reply-To: zack.mohmand@yahoo.com
Date: Sun, 8 Aug 2021 23:06:28 +0100
Subject: Re: Reply urgently!!!

Dear friend,

Please forgive me for stressing you with this mail, as I know that my
mail will come to you as a surprise. I am Dr.Matthew Shulman, 52 years
old, from Burkina Faso in West Africa. I am a banker by profession and
currently occupying the position of Audits and Account Manager SociÃ©tÃ©
GÃ©nÃ©rale Burkina Faso.

I have a business proposal in the tune of $8.5 Million USD for you to
handle with me, I have opportunity to transfer this abandon fund to
your bank account in your country which belongs to one of our late
client who died in an accident with his family. Since his death, the
fund has been in a suspended account because none of his family
survived to lay claim on the fund.

Due to the statics of this fund, I want you to apply to the bank as
the next of kin to the fund, so that our bank will give you
recognition and have the funds transferred into your account. As a
banker in this bank, I have the opportunity to transfer this abandoned
fund to your bank account in your country without any hindrance if
only you will give me your 100% assurance that you can handle this
transaction deal.

However, further details of this transaction and the text of the
request form will be sent to you upon receipt of your response, we
will also discuss the percentage shearing. Please kindly reply me back
if you are interested in this transaction as I await your immediate
response when you receive this mail.

You can reply me through my private E-mail: zack.mohmand@yahoo.com

Thanks.
Dr.Matthew Shulman
Phone:+226 69 19 86 00

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