419 scam: Paul Kent <dr.christainleo@gmail.com> ATTENTION BENEFICIARY,

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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. )
- "million us 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)
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.
- w.u.001@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Paul Kent <dr.christainleo@gmail.com>
Reply-To: w.u.001@hotmail.com
Date: Sat, 16 Oct 2021 02:19:22 -0700
Subject: ATTENTION BENEFICIARY,

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Good Day:

How are you doing today hope all is well with you and your family? I am
Mr.Paul Kent, the person in charge of your Compensation fund sum of $2.5,
million US dollars, The International Monetary Fund (IMF) Annual
Compensation here in United States of America is compensating all the
2018/2019 and 2020 scam victims and your email address was found in the
scam victims list. This Western UnionÂ® office has been mandated by the IMF
to transfer your compensation fund to you via Western UnionÂ® Money Transfer
Service. However, we have concluded to effect your payment to you through
our Western UnionÂ® Money Transfer in the amount of $4,000.00 US dollars per
day until the total approved COMPENSATION sum of $2.5, million USD is
completely transferred to you.

We can not be able to send the payment with your email address alone, we
are here by needed your information to where we will be sending the funds.
fill below Information and email us:

(Receivers name)............
(Country)...................... .
(Address)...................... ..........
(Phone Number).....................
(Your Age........................... .......
(ID copy if possible)............. ..................

Note that your payment files will be returned to the IMF within 72 hours if
we did not hear from you because this was the instruction given to us by
the IMF office here in 1900 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Washington, DC 20431 USA.
We will start the transfer as soon as we received your information. You are
hereby warned not to communicate or duplicate this message for any
reason to whatsoever
because the US FBI is already on trace of the criminals
from Africa.

Once again congratulation.

Regards,
Mr.Paul Kent
General Director
Western UnionÂ® International.
Email: ( w.u.001@hotmail.com )
Phone: +1(505)392-5926

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