419 scam: james willyfred <jwillyfred1@gmail.com> Hello Dear 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:

The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "million united states 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)
- "dormant account" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: james willyfred <jwillyfred1@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 12 Oct 2021 14:56:52 +0700
Subject: Hello Dear Friend,

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Dear Friend,

I am Mr. James Willyfred, bank accountant. I personally discovered a
dormant account what of $10,000,000.00 (Ten Million United States
Dollars) from our late customer during our Bank's Annual Year Account
Auditing. Since the death of the deceased, nobody has operated in this
account till date. Definitely, our Banking code of ethics will
confiscate this fund if it remains dormant for a period of 10 year
without no claims. In this regard, I earnestly need your full
cooperation in transferring this money out of our bank to avoid our
bank confiscating this fund. Our sharing ratio will be 50% for you and
50% for me.

Should you be interested to work with me in this project? Kindly get
back to me only if you are interested to work with me for more
information and Guideline.

Kindest Regards
Mr. James Willyfred

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