419 scam: "MR DAVID WILSON." <etukudo2020@gmail.com> Attention 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)
- ",000,000" (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)
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.
- rev.fatherugorji2002001@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "MR DAVID WILSON." <etukudo2020@gmail.com>
Reply-To: rev.fatherugorji2002001@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 24 Jan 2022 01:50:34 +0100
Subject: Attention Dear Friend.

*Attention Dear Friend.Please accept my apology for not contacting you
earlier before now due to My tight schedules. I am very happy to inform you
about my success inGetting that money under the cooperation of a new
partner from Paraguay; Presently I'm in London with the partners for some
new projects. And Take note this Bank Draft Check is 100% Genuine And
Legitimate enough to receive.Contact my Priest in the United States of
America, because I have left all the instructions with him on your behalf.
and instructed him where to send the ($10,000,000,00.) to you. Without any
further delay for your compensation Payment.Remember that the
($10,000,000,00.) Is in draft, not cash, so you need to send to him your
full Information where the draft/check will be posted/delivered. I
appreciated your efforts at that time very much. so feel free to get in
touch with him. As at the time I was leavingUnited States of America. he
was the only one I could trust with that kind of money, he is a very simple
and understanding person. His name is Rev Father Dr Ugorji Email
( rev.fatherugorji2002001@gmail.com )NOTE: THIS IS THE INFORMATION YOU ARE
REQUIRED TO SEND TO THE REV FATHER:1. Full
Name:----------------------------------------------2.
Address:--------------------------------------------------3.
Nationality:---------------------------------------------4. Age: Date of
Birth:----------------------------------5.
Occupation:---------------------------------------------6. Phone:
Mobile:----------------------------------------7. State of
Origin:----------------------------------------So feel free to get in touch
with him and discuss with him how the Amount will reach you. Please do let
me know immediately you contact him toreceive it, so that we can share the
joy after all the suffering at that time.At the moment, I am very busy here
because of the projects which I and the new partner have at hand. Finally,
remember that I had forwarded instructions to the priest on your behalf to
receive that money, so you get in touch with him and he will send the
amount to you without any delay.Here is his email address again:
(rev.fatherugorji2002001@gmail.com)Best regardsMR DAVID WILSON.*

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