419 scam: OFFICE INFO <mrszainabumar7111@gmail.com> Attn: Greetings to you.

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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.
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.
- officeinfo748@aol.com (AOL; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: OFFICE INFO <mrszainabumar7111@gmail.com>
Reply-To: officeinfo748@aol.com
Date: Thu, 28 Oct 2021 11:15:04 -0700
Subject: Attn: Greetings to you.

Greetings to you.

Greetings to you ,I am Mrs. Dorothea Ahner,a CITIZEN of Germany, 78
years Old. a widow suffering from a long time cancer of the breast
with only few months to live according my Doctors, I inherited my late
husband's wealth after his death because during the period of our
marriage we couldn't produce any child, so I have decided to divide
this wealth to churches and good men and women in order to use the
fund and help the less privileged.

I selected you to be in charge of this Dream Project after learning
about your love for humanity, and I am willing to donate the sum of
$10.5 million to you to start my Dream Project for the less privileged
since I cannot handle the Project my self because of my poor health
condition.

So upon your reply I will instruct the BANK IN BANGKOK THAILAND
where this fund is to open online account on your behalf.
Please confirm these below items if you are interested in this Dream
Project with my $10.5 million donation:

1, Your full name
2, Your contact address
3, Your telephone

I wait for your kind reply through this officeinfo748@aol.com

Thank you for your help

Mrs. Dorothea Ahner

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