419 scam: "MR. KOBUA LEE" <imfdptof@gmail.com> 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:

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:
- "hundred thousand united state 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)
- "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)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "MR. KOBUA LEE" <imfdptof@gmail.com>
Reply-To: vilmore01@vivaldi.net
Date: Mon, 13 Dec 2021 12:42:56 -0800
Subject: Good day

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Central Intelligence Agency
1000 Colonial Farm Rd,
McLean, VA 22101, USA.
Phone: +17863537168

Attn: Fund Owner,

We are delegated from the United States Intelligence Agency in
conjunction with the help of the African Union (AU) United Nations
(UN), European Union (EU), and FBI to pay 10 victims of the scam
US$4.8Million each. During the course of our investigation, we have
been able to recover so much money from these scam artists. The United
Nations Anti-Crime Commission and the United States Intelligence
Community have ordered the money recovered from the Scammers to be
shared among 10 Lucky people around the World for compensation.

This Email/Letter is been directed to you because your email address
was found in one of the Scam Artists file and computer hard-disk
during our investigation, maybe you have been scammed or not, you are
therefore being compensated with the sum of $4, 800,000.00USD(Four
Million Eight Hundred Thousand United State Dollars). Re-confirm your
details as stated below to enable us to proceed with the next
procedure, we anticipate your urgent response.

1.Full Name:.....................................................
2.Address:.......................................................
3.Nationality:...................................................
4.Age:........Date of Birth:.....................................
5.Occupation:....................................................
6.Phone:...............Mobile:.............:...................
7.State of Origin:......................Country:.................
8. Copy of your Identity Card

Yours sincerely,
Mrs. Kobua Lee
United States Intelligence Agency

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