419 scam: Thomas James Dye JR <thomasjamesdyejr@gmail.com> MY OFFER

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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.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
- "million united states 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)
- ",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.
- thomasjamesdyejr@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Thomas James Dye JR <thomasjamesdyejr@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 22 Mar 2022 22:10:00 +0100
Subject: MY OFFER

Dear Sir/Madam,

My name is Thomas James Dye JR, I am an independent and private investor; I
contacted you to introduce myself to you believing we can go into this
business together. I have clients who would like to invest through project
funding, investment partnership to individuals and third party investors
and project owners on a 3.5% interest rate per year on long term target
investment projects that can generate up to 10% ROI within the period. I
would like to have you as my strategic overseas broker/agent by the time we
agree to work together.

I would like to throw more light on the project plans. I represent an
investor that has decided to divert $ 20,000,000 (Twenty Million United
States Dollars) into a 10 years investment project that will target at
least 3.5% return on investment (ROI) after this period. The Investor is
looking for a dependable international trustee that will channel the funds
into profitable investments or equity.

I have contacted you to see if you would be interested in this offer, a
sizable compensation is offered to you as project manager if we come to
terms and if you can help close this deal.

More information is available once we read from you.

Warmest Regards

Thomas James Dye JR
267 Chaplin Crescent,
Toronto,ON. MSP 188 Canada
Email: thomasjamesdyejr@gmail.com

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