419 scam: "Mr. James Khumalo" <globalfinancialservic00@gmail.com> CONGRATULATIONS!

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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:
- "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- +27746091966 (South Africa, prepaid mobile phone)
- +27867234098 (South Africa, prepaid mobile phone)
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.
- mrjameskhumalo67@gmail.com (Gmail/GoogleMail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. James Khumalo" <globalfinancialservic00@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mrjameskhumalo67@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 17 Nov 2021 08:10:45 +0200
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS!

Attention: Dear Sir/Madam,

I, Mr. Adrian Bayford, won Â£*148,656,000.00 GBP (One Hundred and Forty
Eight Million, Six Hundred and Fifty Six Thousand Great Britain Pounds)* on
the 10th day of August 2012 from the Euro Millions Lottery jackpot. My Wife
and I have done lots of Charity Donations around the world, but this year
2021 because of (Covid-19) we have decided to give out *Â£175,000.00 GBP* *(One
Hundred and Seventy-Five Thousand Great Britain Pounds Only)* each to
10(ten) lucky people around the world.

This is to mark this Yearâ€™s Windfall 2021, lucky for you; your email
address was given to us by Random Internet Search as one of our lucky
recipients. For verification process download this link and read about us
*http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2187999/*

Kindly contact our pay out office in the Republic of South Africa, with
your below personal details and be rest assured that they are waiting to
hear from you, to enable them to guide you with the releasing process
immediately you receive this email.

FULL
NAMES:.....................................................................

FULL
ADDRESS:..................................................................

NATIONALITY:..................................................................

PROFESSION:......................................................................

DATE OF
BIRTH:..................................................................

COUNTRY OF RESIDENT:.....................................................

TELEPHONE NUMBER:.........................................................

MOBILE
NUMBER:...............................................................

FAX
NUMBER:.....................................................................

Contact them at our South Africaâ€™s Windfall office with their below contact
details for easy collection of your *Â£175,000.00 GBP.*

*FULL NAMES: Mr. James Khumalo*

*POSITION HELD: Payout Manager*

*TELEPHONE: +27 74 609 1966*

*FAX NUMBER: +27 86 723 4098*

*EMAIL ADDRESS: mrjameskhumalo67@gmail.com*

Finally, do use the above information to contact them and please for GOD
sake if you do not feel comfortable about this Yearâ€™s Windfall from Mr. and
Mrs. Bayford, delete it immediately, as our motto in this world since GOD
blessed us in this manner is to help eradicate poverty in this world in our
own little way.

Thank you so much for being part of our wonderful celebration in this year
2021.

Kind Regards,

Mr. Adrian and Gillian Bayford.

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