419 scam: "Dr. Charles Uche"<dcru3253855566656545@gmail.com> Greetings

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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:
- "insurance fee " (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Dr. Charles Uche" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <dcru32538@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 6 Feb 2022 16:25:08 +0100
Subject: Greetings

FedEx Re Star Express

70 International Airport Road Mafoluku

Lagos Nigeria

Greetings,

Your ATM Card From United Bank for Africa (UBA) was brought to us which is ready to be shipped and below is the tracking details http://www.fedex.com/tracking Your Tracking Number: 800277347645 All you have to do is that You have to send $120 for Delivery and Insurance fee and your ATM Card will delivered to you within 24 hours.

And i want to make it known to you that after you send this $120 charges there will be a smooth delivery and there won't be any extra charges because everything will has to with the delivery has been taken care of just only this $120 charges is what that is required of you.

You are hereby advise to send the charges of the $120 for cost of the shipping fee through Ria Money Transfer with this info below

Receiver's Name :

Receiver's Address: Lagos Nigeria

Waiting to hear from you ASAP. Contacted :

Regards

Dr. Charles Uche

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