419 scam: Johnson Galloway <markminta@naver.com> Your Reply Is Needed

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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:
- ",500,000" (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)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: Johnson Galloway <markminta@naver.com>
Reply-To: johnsongalloway31@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 06 Dec 2021 05:40:01 +0100
Subject: Your Reply Is Needed

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My name is Mr. Johnson Galloway, I`m the Branch Manager of a Financial
institute. I'm writing to solicit your assistance in the transfer of
US$12,500,000.00. This fund is the excess of what my branch in which I'm
the manager made as profit last year (i.e. 2020 financial year).

I have already submitted an annual report for last year ended to my head
office, and I've watched with keen interest they will never know of this
excess fund. Since then I've paced the US$12,500,000.00 in an Escrow
account without a beneficiary (Anonymous).

As a staff of the bank, I cannot be directly connected to the funds,
that is my reason to request for your assistance to receive this money
into your bank account on my behalf. I agree that 40% of the money will
be for you as a foreign partner, in respect to the provision of a
foreign account, and 60% would be for me. I do not need to stress that
there is practically no risk involved in this.

I will be waiting for your response, if possitive then I will give you
the details of how this transaction would be successfuly achieved.

Best Regards,

Mr. Johnson Galloway.

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