419 scam: Mrs Cecilia Sunset <filleo1923@gmail.com> My Good Friend

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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:
- "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.
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.
- woodjames645@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Mrs Cecilia Sunset <filleo1923@gmail.com>
Reply-To: woodjames645@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 8 Sep 2021 00:07:08 -0700
Subject: My Good Friend

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My Good Friend

Thank you for your past effort, I understand the totality of points on
a line with my bank despite that we failed to comply with
International fund transfer instructions. I later succeeded and the
fund has been transferred into an account visa card provided by a new
friend from Australia. I actually appreciate your past assistance and
commitment. Meanwhile, I dropped an international Automated Teller
Machine card (ATM VISA CARD) to my secretary while I instructed him to
get and send it to you as soon as you contact him. The ATM VISA your
card worth US$4,850,000.00 (Four Million Eight Hundred and Fifty
Thousand United State Dollars) and you can withdraw your funds in any
bank ATM visa machine around the world. My pleasure is a polite
reaction to thank you for this, though I may not have the time to
reach you again because , am always busy with the investment project.
Please kindly donate 30% of this fund to the charity organization,
More especially (orphans at the motherless babies homes) Contact my
secretary immediately so that he should send your programmed ATM Visa
Card to you and his name is Mr. Wood James, His email address:-
woodjames645@gmail.com

Please contact him with the following information below to avoid wrong
delivery and keep me updated because i have contacted you on this
vital issue before without any update from you The information is
thus:- Send to him this mentioned details to avoid wrong delivery.

PERSONAL DETAILS
Your Full Name:
Full Residential Address:
Direct and Current Phone:
Nationality:
Occupation:
Age/Sex:

Your telephone Number for easy communications between you and Mr.
Wood James my secretary.May God bless you and don't forget to update
me as soon as you receive the ATM card.

With best regards,
Mrs Cecilia Sunset

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