419 scam: "Dr. Nickolas Steele" <monicaaslund0@gmail.com> URGENT INFORMATION !!

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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:
- "inheritance funds" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "transfer into your account" (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)
- "hundred thousand 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)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Dr. Nickolas Steele" <monicaaslund0@gmail.com>
Reply-To: drnicksteele@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 22 Mar 2022 16:15:01 -0600
Subject: URGENT INFORMATION !!

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Attn: Beneficiary,

With due regards to your overdue contract/inheritance Funds as
recovered and under the custody of the Global Financial Action Task
Force(GFATF) Fund recovery committee, thus, considering the overdue
duration of your inability to receive the Funds.

We write to you in respect of the amount which we have successfully
passed a payment mandate to the paying bank and they are ready to wire
your payment of (One Million Five Hundred Thousand United States
Dollars) US$1.5M through an online Banking into your receiving bank
account.

However, we advise you get back to me with the below information If
you are interested in receiving your Fund.

Name:
Address:
Age:
Sex:
Telephone:
Occupation:
Country:

As soon as we receive all the requested information from you, we will
proceed with the transfer into your account.

Yours faithfully,

Dr. Nickolas Steele
FATF: Reconciliation.
Financial Action Task Force (GFATF).

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