419 scam: YOUR FUND <militarybaseunit111official@gmail.com> ATTENTION PLEASE

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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:
- "international remittance department" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
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.
- stellamcmahon.official@aol.com (AOL; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: YOUR FUND <militarybaseunit111official@gmail.com>
Reply-To: managingdirector.ellisnzoasu@outlook.com
Date: Tue, 7 Dec 2021 03:42:57 +0100
Subject: ATTENTION PLEASE

PRIVATE/CONFIDENTIAL

I am delighted to contact you on a private note based on your claim to
your fund, which has been programmed for transfer into your designated
bank account through my department with option via ATM Card.

I am hereby apologizing to you- for the delay in realizing this fund
into your account, which was caused by me because of breach agreement
between me and your so-called partners who introduced you into this
business.

Your partners approached me that they want to present you as a
beneficiary to this fund as it was an OVER-INVOICING made after
actual/original payment to a foreign firms. ï¿½So, after the
negotiation, we unanimously agreed that they (your partners) would
give me the sum of US$120,000.00 (CASH) on my acceptance to assist
them in this transfer. ï¿½As soon as I made some fruitful effort on the
business and demanded part of my US$120,000.00 as agreed, your
partners deviated from the agreement and decided to go through the
International Remittance Department (IRD) at my back and made a change
of your bank account in other to disappoint me. ï¿½Then I got the
knowledge of their evil plans and proved their illicit efforts
abortive. ï¿½That is why many years you have been pursuing this payment,
spending unnecessary funds to some fraudulent individuals in Nigeria
and abroad who claimed to be in charge to release your funds.

I want to re-emphasize to you that your fund is still with the paying
bank and under my control. ï¿½Now with my whole heart I want to enter
into real business with you on a sincere agreement since your partners
has disappeared into thin air and nowhere to be found and the fund is
still floating in your name waiting for a proper documentation and
claim.

1.On an agreement, I assure you that I am going to transfer this fund
into your account by your choice of receipt.

2.You will assure me of keeping my dealings with you to an utmost
secrecy because of my position.

3.You will promise to give me 20% of the total fund as soon as the
fund gets into your account with a written promissory note signed by
you.

4.I will assist you in completing proper documentation to make your
claim genuine, as a bonafide beneficiary to the said fund.

I am aware that some fraudulent individuals have been impersonating
this office to contact you and other victims as reported by the
intelligence units. ï¿½I advised, that henceforth, you should suspend
any dealings from any group of person(s) from quarters, financial
institutions/parastatals that might be contacting you for this purpose
and endeavors to keep this information confidential until we finalize
this transaction. ï¿½Kindly reply to this message urgently to this email
address: stellamcmahon.official@aol.com

Yours faithfully,
Mrs. Stella Georgieva
Accountant General (FRN)

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