419 scam: "Mr.Michael B.Gregory" <gzzhy0o3@gmail.com> Hello Friend, Complement Of The Season.

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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 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.
- michaelb.gregory221@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr.Michael B.Gregory" <gzzhy0o3@gmail.com>
Reply-To: michaelb.gregory221@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 29 Dec 2021 06:51:08 +0200
Subject: Hello Friend, Complement Of The Season.

Hello,

A brief introduction about me, I am Mr. Michael B. Greg, a bank
manager. I have worked here for a little more than 16 years. I am
contacting you concerning an abandoned account in the
sum of $10million Dollars. I was the account manager to the late Mr.
Liam Logan Mason, a foreign contractor to the department of works and
housing who has an investment account with our bank. Late Mr. Liam
Logan Mason died without any named beneficiary or a WILL to the
account. According to practice, the Private banking sector will by the
end of 2021 broadcast a request for statement of claim to my Bank,
failing to receive viable claims they will probably revert the deposit
to the ownership of this Country. Government Treasury according to
Republic of South African Banking and financial law.

Here is my personal Email if you are interested (
michaelb.gregory221@gmail.com ) . If you give me positive signals, I
will initiate this process towards a conclusion.

Sincerely,

Mr. Michael B. Greg.

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