419 scam: owulaa james <owulaajames@gmail.com> Hi

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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.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "hundred thousand united states 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.
- obinnanwazue20@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: owulaa james <owulaajames@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 7 Dec 2021 05:12:13 -0800
Subject: Hi

Hi,

How are you doing together with your entire family,i really hope that
you all are doing marvelously well.? Though it has been a long time
now cause its almost 7years now isn't it?but all things being the
same,i did not forget you but it was due to circumstances surrounding
me as i have been occupied all along with investments projects in
China with my new partner from America after you couldn't financially
sponsor/assist me in getting the US$35.8million (Thirty-Five Million
Eight Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) contract with Cheveron
completely executed.

Meanwhile,i still never forgot your little help/effort then,i am
compensating you with the sum of US$700.000 (Seven Hundred Thousand
United States Dollars) deposited in an ATM VISA CARD.I know you might
have forgotten me as it has been a while but i wrote your name down
someone in my business diary and its with your name i searched and got
your email address to which i am reaching out to you now.Though i
wrote you sometime in April but didn't get any response,but I'm
hopefully that i would get a response this period.

Please i advise immediately you get the consent of my secretary Mrs.
obinna nwazue via her Email: (obinnanwazue20@gmail.com) for prompt delivery
of the
card to you.The UBA , ATM Visa Card is a universal card that is
cashable in any ATM machine or Bank anywhere in the world. The card
pin code and password i left in the issuing bank possession,as soon as
the card gets to you i will instruct them to release the pin code and
password to you.

Privileged/Confidential information may be contained in this message.
If you are not the addressee indicated in this message,in such a case,
you should destroy this message and kindly notify the sender by reply
e-mail.Opinions, conclusions and other information in this message
that do not relate to the official business shall be understood as
neither given nor endorsed by me.

Regards,
james

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