419 scam: jimmy Anderson <gphil464@gmail.com> Attention dear owner

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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.
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: jimmy Anderson <gphil464@gmail.com>
Reply-To: jimmyanderson616@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 6 Dec 2021 03:22:09 -0700
Subject: Attention dear owner

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OFFICE OF THE NEW YORK STATE ATTORNEY GENERAL
Mr Jimmy AndersonATTORNEY GENERAL OF NEW YORK
28 liberty st, new York, NY 10005, united states?

Important Information Regarding Your Transaction,

I am Contacting You Now Base On Issue On My Desk This Morning,
Because Your Payment File Which Contain Your $10.5m Was Brought To Me
on Order of Charles P. Rettig, Internal Revenue Services Commissioner
Who Ordered Me To Sign The Cancellation Of Your Payment File and
submit it for immediate confiscation. According to him, He Said That
You Are Not Interested And You Have Insulted Him So Much Just Because
That They Told You To Pay $100 To Complete Your Fund Transaction.

So I Decided To Write You Because I Followed The Law And I Will Not
work Against Anybody In This World without a verified reason And I
Think That Maybe He Has A Little Problem With You.
I Have Not Touch Your Payment File Until I Hear From You This Morning
Because I Have A Human Sympathy And I Know That You Will Not Afford To
Lose Your Fund Just Because Of $100 And Please All Need From You Is
Sincerity And Truth.

So My Dear I Need To Know What Happened And If You Still Need To
Receive Your Fund Then I Will Tell You Where You Will Send The $100
And Have This Fund Send To You Through My Power And Nothing Will Stop
It. Kindly contact me through this email address for prompt and quick
response,

Thanks You

Mr Jimmy Anderson
Attorney General Of New York

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