419 scam: "Mrs. Cynthia Samuel" <samuelcyntha63@gmail.com> Your payment is sent now

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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:
- "western union" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- ",500,000" (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)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Western Union money transfer is completely untraceable and therefore is *not* safe to use with anyone you do not know personally. It is the preferred method of online criminals to collect money from their victims.
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.
- western_union28@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs. Cynthia Samuel" <samuelcyntha63@gmail.com>
Reply-To: western_union28@hotmail.com
Date: Tue, 17 Aug 2021 22:31:21 +0100
Subject: Your payment is sent now

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Dear beneficiary fund,
I am writing to inform you that your transaction worth the total sum
of $9,500,000 United State dollars in payment transfer is here in our
office department here. It was deposited to this office by the United
Nations {HEAD CONSULTANT} saying that it was won by your email address
on their ongoing online random selection Compensation Program 2021 in
association with the International Corporation unit

Please, What you have to do now is to contact our payment department
with your information for receving your payment and as soon as we
confirm your details, our transfer team will commence with the
transfer of your fund to your designated address immediately.

You would required to submit information below such as:

Your Full Name:
Your Home address:
Your Phone Number:
Your Country:

We shall proceed on your transfer as soon as we confirm your
information, I also wish to inform you that you will be picking up
your payment from any western union world wide as soon as you contact
the payment department office as I directed you.

NOTE that you are to contact our payment Officer( Mrs. Nancy
Montgomery) with all this information to avoid wrong payment transfer,
contact email address; western_union28@hotmail.com.

We Await your prompt positive response.
Mrs. Samuel Cynthia.

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