419 scam: "Mr. James Page" <chriswilson3698@gmail.com> DEAR RECEIVER

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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:
- "inheritance funds" (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)
- "hundred thousand 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)
- ",500,000" (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: "Mr. James Page" <chriswilson3698@gmail.com>
Reply-To: federalbureau55@hotmail.com
Date: Thu, 21 Oct 2021 09:49:15 -0700
Subject: DEAR RECEIVER

Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
Anti-Terrorist And Monitory Crime Division.

Dear Receiver,

We write in regards to your delayed Contract/Inheritance Funds in the
sum of Ten Million, Five Hundred United States Dollars
(US$10,500,000.00) which you are yet to receive as a result of your
inability to raise the required fee(s) to conclude your
Transaction. The FBI has decided to proffer a solution that will make
it easier for all the Beneficiaries to receive their Funds.

We understood that some Fees are required in order process and
Transfer your Funds into your Account. We are also aware that most
Beneficiaries do not have these required fees.

We have therefore deliberated with the Bank in charge of this payment
to allow Beneficiaries the privilege of receiving their Funds in two
(2) or three (3) installments. In this case, Beneficiaries will no
longer be required to pay the fee at once but part of it depending on
the number of installments such Beneficiary will like his/her Funds to
be released to him/her.

Write the Bank and request that you want your fund to be transferred
to your account by installments payment, so that once the first
payments enters into your account you can then use money from there to
facilitate the transfer of the remaining balance, once the first
installments enters into your account that you will equally give you
another opportunity to do a telex-transfer and withdrawal from your
account to master Citi Bank Online transfer Or STANDARD BANK
procedure.

The Citibank which is now in charge of your Payment has agreed to give
the Beneficiaries the option of receiving their Funds at once, in two
or three installments. This will help any beneficiaries to pay part of
the fee and receive part of their Funds with which such beneficiary
can upset the remaining fee and receive his/her complete Funds. To
break this down:

1.)One Hundred Dollars ($100) fee will facilitate the release of Fifty
Thousand United States Dollars (US$50,000.00) only.

2.)Three Hundred Dollars ($300) fee will facilitate the release of Two
Million United States Dollars (US$2,000,000) only.

3.)One Thousand, Six Hundred Dollars ($1,600) fee which is the total
fee will facilitate the release of your Full Contract/inheritance
Funds in the sum of Ten Million, Five Hundred Thousand United States
Dollars (US$10,500,000.00)

Your full name.........
Home address:.........
Telephone.............
I'd card

However, Feel free to inform us how much you can raise should you
cannot afford any of the above Mentioned installment so as for us to
talk to the Bank to know how much out of your Funds they could release
to you with the amount you can come up with. This is the best the FBI
can do for you and you are advised to take advantage of this
opportunity.

NOTE: Do not be shy to indicate the amount you have in hands (no
proper-amount is so small to trigger installments-payment base on our
discussion with the Bank) so that the first payment will move to your
account for you to confirm the existence of the fund before your
proceed for the balance.

James Page
Federal Bureau of Investigation.

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