419 scam: "Dr. James Larry" <jslarry51@gmail.com> Your Compensation Bank Draft Of $5.500,000.00M

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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 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)
- "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.
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.
- mikemakasi43@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Dr. James Larry" <jslarry51@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mikemakasi43@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 21 Dec 2021 04:20:32 -0800
Subject: Your Compensation Bank Draft Of $5.500,000.00M

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Good day my dear friend;

This is to inform you that i have getting my fund transferred under the
co-operation of my new friend from Tokyo, right now I'm in Japan for an
investment project with my own part of the fund, Meanwhile i have not
forget all your past effort and an attempt to assist me at that time
despite that it failed us some how due to your financial imbalance at that
time and because i will not forget all your effort and money you put into
it, I issued a draft cashier check of ($5.5M) Five million five hundred
thousand united state dollars with my secretary for your compensation.

Now contact my secretary with information stated below;

Secretary Name;... Mr. Mike Makasi
Email Address;.. (mikemakasi43@gmail.com)

Forward to him your full delivery information such as;..

Your Full Name;.......................................
Your Full Address;....................................
Your Telephone Number;..........................
A scan copy of your Id card;.....................

Currently, I'm busy right now for my project to be complete, kindly get
back to me as soon as you have received your compensation fund from my
secretary.

Yours Faithful Friend,
Dr. James Larry
Contact My Secretary for your compensation VIA.. mikemakasi43@gmail.com,

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