419 scam: "Antoine Jean Griezmann." <stjmannn@gmail.com> Good morning!

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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:
- ",500,000" (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)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Antoine Jean Griezmann." <stjmannn@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mr.lch1@meta.ua
Date: Mon, 17 Jan 2022 01:06:30 +0200
Subject: Good morning!

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Good Day!

I have E-mailed you earlier a week ago and no response from you?

Once again, I am Antoine Griezmann, from France. I have something very
important to discuss with you privately base on my decision to
relocate to your Country after my retirement.

Unfortunately, I will soon be permanently go retirement this year,
which is the reason why I am contacting you. I assisted a Group of
Foreign Contractors, in contracts that were awarded to them, 14 good
years ago. And after I participate in their contracts and the
contracts were awarded to them. The Contractors gave me the sum of:
â‚¬8,500,000.00, Eight Million Five Hundred Thousand Euros, as my own
share after their contracts were approved. And I left this money in
the Bank where I work, for all this years without any one to know; I
am the Chief of Internal Audit in accounting Department. I don't want
my Bank to know that I am the owner of this money or involved. Because
our Bank management is ready to approve this payment to any foreigner
who has correct information of this account, which I will give to you
in a secret way; without others knowing from our Bank here.

I need your co-operation to help me receive this money in your
Country before the date of my retirement, and you will have a good
reward?

I look forward to your quick response.
Yours faithfully,
Antoine Griezmann.

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