419 scam: "Mr. Melissa" <test@comcastar.ru> Our Ref: RTB /SNT/STB.....

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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:
- "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)
- "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)
- "we will advice you " (this email uses bad English)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Melissa" <test@comcastar.ru>
Reply-To: fbiinfo246@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 04 Nov 2021 16:51:43 -0700
Subject: Our Ref: RTB /SNT/STB.....

Our Ref: RTB /SNT/STB

To: Beneficiary:

This is Melissa R. Godbold, an FBI special agent, contacting you from
Houston Texas USA. I was delegated along side others by the United
Nations to investigate fraudsters who had been in the business of
swindling United Sates citizen and other foreign countries especially
those that has one form of transaction/contracts and another. Please
be informed that in the course of our investigation,we detected your
name and details in our Scammed Monitoring Network. We also found out
that you have been contacted many times,Be informed that in a bid to
alleviate the
suffering of scammed victims, the United Nations initiated this
compensation program and therefore, you have been listed among others
to receive the sum of Eight Hundred Thousand United States
Dollars ($800,000.00 USD) each for being a victim.

Note that the said fund will be release to you via our paying bank as
mandated by the United Nations.

However, we are working very hard to arrest some of the swindlers who
has been in this illicit business and will all be prosecuted
accordingly. Be informed that our office is located in Houston Texas
USA, in case you find it ideal to visit, so we will advice you to
urgently respond to this message ASAP. And do not inform any of the
people that collected money from you before now about this new
development to avoid jeopardizing our investigation. All you need to
do is to follow our instructions and receive your compensation
accordingly as directed by the United Nations. We urgently wait to
receive your response.

Regards,

Melissa R. Godbold.
FBI INVESTIGATION ON ALL FOREIGN PAYMENT.

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