419 scam: Harold Melton <sherryabdallah691@gmail.com> Urgent Attention

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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:
- "million 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.
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.
- louisdejoy67@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Harold Melton <sherryabdallah691@gmail.com>
Reply-To: haroldmeltonbarrister@rediffmail.com
Date: Tue, 16 Nov 2021 06:39:13 -0800
Subject: Urgent Attention

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Attention: ATM Card Beneficiary.
I wish to use this medium to inform you that your full Payment
USD$7.6 Million (Seven Million Six Hundred Thousand Dollars) from
United Nations have been RELEASED

and APPROVED for onward transfer to you via an ATM CARD which you will
use to withdraw all the USD$7.6M in any
ATM SERVICE MACHINE in any part of the world, but the maximum you can
withdraw in a day is USD$5,000.00 Only.

We have mandated the initiating bank here in United States, to send
you the ATM CARD and PIN NUMBER which you will use to withdraw all
your USD$7.6 Million Dollars in any ATM SERVICE MACHINE in any part
of the world, but as i have mentioned earlier, the maximum you can
withdraw in a day is USD$5,000.00 Only.

You are therefore advice to contact your Financier in the person of
Diploma Jean Erickson and inform him that you received a message from
the office of the Senate

instructing him to send you the ATM CARD and PIN NUMBER which you will
use to withdraw your USD$7.6 Million Dollars any ATM SERVICE MACHINE
in any part of the world,
also send him your full information such as
YOUR FULL NAME-----
NATIONALITY-------
HOME ADDRESS--------
DIRECT PHONE NUMBER----
VALID ID CARD OR DRIVEN LICENSE---

Here is Your ATM CARD Information below
Debit Card Number: 5172 7800 5163 7146
Valid Date: 12/23
CCV: 183

Upon the receipt of your mailing address they shall proceed for the
delivery of your ATM CARD to your home address So feel free and
contact the Director USPS Mr. Louis DeJoy full delivery information,
you can email Louis DeJoy the Director USPS asap for the immediate
delivery below:

NAME: Louis Dejoy
EMAIL: louisdejoy67@gmail.com

Best Regard,
Yours In Service,
Harold Melton.

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