419 scam: office office <officeoffice2320@gmail.com> FROM AMBASSADOR MARY BETH LEONARD

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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 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.
- usambssadortonigeria2020@aol.com (AOL; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: office office <officeoffice2320@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 21 Sep 2021 11:41:23 +0100
Subject: FROM AMBASSADOR MARY BETH LEONARD

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GOOD DAY,

YOUR $7.5, 000, 00.00 COVID-19 COMPENSATION FUND IS STILL UNCLAIMED. Have
you not been informed concerning your compensation fund from the world
health organization, your email address was among those selected, by the
world health organization and luckily you were among the listed people to
be paid $7.5, 000,00.00 to build back your business and also reclaimed all
that you might have lost during the COVID-19 crisis, This payment was
handed over to the ambassador office and that is why i am reaching you
today to inform you that your payment is still at,my office and that I am
waiting for your responds for immediate payment.

PLEASE KINDLY GET BACK TO ME FOR IMMEDIATE PAYMENT OF YOUR $7.5, 000,00.00
COVID-19 COMPENSATION.

THANKS FOR YOUR UNDERSTANDING, MR. WILLIAM WHITE SECRETARY TO US AMBASSADOR
TO NIGERIA, CONTACT EMAIL(usambssadortonigeria2020@aol.com)
MR.WILLIAM WHITE SECRETARY"

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