419 scam: Lerynne West <philipcovington25@gmail.com> DONATION!!!

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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:
- "million dollars" (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)
- ",000,000" (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)
- "00,000.00" (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)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: Lerynne West <philipcovington25@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mrslerynewest@ahk.jp
Date: Wed, 6 Oct 2021 18:05:23 -0700
Subject: DONATION!!!

Good Day Beneficiary,

I am Lerynne West, 51 years old. By Redfield Iowa, single mom of three
and the lucky Winner of around $350 million in Powerball Lottery, your
"email " was listed and approved upon my request that you will receive
a donation of $1,000,000.00 USD (One Million Dollars Only), due to the
pandemic round the world i have to give back to the society especially
to individuals affected by this lockdown, however you can read the
article below to see my post on CNN when i admitted to give back
donations to the society,

https://edition.cnn.com/2018/11/15/us/powerball-winner-donation-veterans-group-trnd/index.html

Please you are to send your information needed:

FULL NAME:
ADDRESS:
TELEPHONE:
DATE OF BIRTH:
SEX:
OCCUPATION:

After which My representatives will issue your payment for the
$1,000,000.00 USD (One Million Dollars Only)

Congratulations once again.

Best regards,
Lerynne West

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