419 scam: Lucas owen <teryuhbgdx567@gmail.com> Good Day My Dear Friend

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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:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "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 "New Partner from Paraguay" 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.
- eliasfrancis.4.0.2.5.4.o.2.5@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Lucas owen <teryuhbgdx567@gmail.com>
Reply-To: eliasfrancis.4.0.2.5.4.o.2.5@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 13 Dec 2021 16:02:43 -1200
Subject: Good Day My Dear Friend

Good Day My Dear Friend.

How are you doing today, iâ€™m happy to inform you about my success in
getting those funds

transferred under the cooperation of a new partner from United
Kingdom. Presently i'm in UK

for investment projects with my new partner. Meanwhile, I didnâ€™t
forget your past efforts and

attempts to assist me in transferring those funds despite that it
failed us somehow thatâ€™s

why I decided to compensate you. So kindly contact my secretary in
Benin Republic and his

name is Mr. Bruce Williams.

Contact Person: Mr. elias francis
Email Address:eliasfrancis.4.0.2.5.4.o.2.5@gmail.com

Contact him and ask him to send your compensation fund worth of
US$1,200.000.00 {One Million

Two Hundred Thousand United States Dollars} which I kept for you, for
your past assistance in

this matter, i appreciated your efforts a lot. So, feel free to
contact my secretary Mr.

Bruce Williams with the above information and instruct him where to
send your compensation

fund to and also remember to keep me posted immediately you receive
the fund so that we can

share the joy together after all the suffering in the past. Therefore;
I will advise you to

forward your complete information below to my secretary Mr. Bruce
Williams to enable him

facilitate all the necessary document and release the fund with
payment option of your

choice.

1) Your Full Names: â€¦..
2) Your Current Address: â€¦.
3) Your Cell Phone Number: â€¦.
4) Your Occupation/Position: .
5) A Copy of Your ID Card/ Passport: .

At this moment, Iâ€™m very busy right here because of the investment
projects which i and my

new partner have at hand, so without any wasting of time kindly
contact him with your

information with the above details in order to release the fund to you
without any delay.

Thanks, and God bless you.
Mr.Lucas owen

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