419 scam: Chris Bianchi <captpatrickwilliams0@gmail.com> Dear friend,

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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:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "million us 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.
- chrisbianchi62@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Chris Bianchi <captpatrickwilliams0@gmail.com>
Reply-To: chrisbianchi62@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 25 Nov 2021 06:18:29 -0800
Subject: Dear friend,

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Dear friend,

I hope this email finds you in good health. I am Mr. Chris Bianchi,
originally from Italy but I am presently in Afghanistan as an expert doctor
of medicine. On the 12th of September 2015 my wife and I were approached by
a British soldier, warrant officer, Captain Walter Barrie, who handed a box
full of cash totaling 10.5 million us dollars to me and my wife for
safekeeping and begged us never to disclose this to anyone. Unfortunately,
exactly one month later news reached us that he was shot dead by a member
of the Afghan army,Kindly view below for confirmation.

http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-10629358

My wife and i want to use this opportunity to seek for your assistance to
help us repatriate this fund to your country for investment purposes
because the fund is not safe here and since then we have waited to know if
anyone will call us for it but we can no longer hold on to this fund since
Captain Walter Barrie is no more and we are willing to compensate you with
40% of the total sum for your help.We will be very grateful if our proposal
is considered and given the urgent attention it deserves.

Sincerely,
Chris Bianchi
chrisbianchi62@gmail.com

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