419 scam: "James Brownd"<tes@as58511.net> Hello Good Day,

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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:
- "million 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 next of kin scam.
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.
- jamesbrownusa355@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "James Brownd"<tes@as58511.net>
Reply-To: jamesbrownusa355@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 07 Dec 2021 10:09:55 -0800
Subject: Hello Good Day,

Dear Sir,

There is a deposit of one hundred and twenty three million United States dollars belonging to my late client in a private bank, and I'm going to ask your best interest to apply for this money, as I have all the documents to convince the bank that you are his next of kin,

since you share the same last name, and will make it easier for the funds deposited by my late client to be approved in your name according to the inheritance law of the country.

I'll give you more details on hearing from you.

Sincerely,
James Brownd
Email:jamesbrownusa355@gmail.com

Anti-fraud resources:

What can you do when you receive 419 spam