419 scam: "MR. Adam Johnson" <co865589@gmail.com> ATTENTION

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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:
- "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)
- "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: "MR. Adam Johnson" <co865589@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mradamjohnson125@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 31 Mar 2022 18:16:05 +0100
Subject: ATTENTION

Attention

OECD Global Community Fund Support.
International Service Headquarters.
No: 74 Burgby Avenue,Brampton,Abuja,L6X 3A4,Nigeria.

Payment File: OECD/GC/WB/020.
Ref: OECD/2021/796 GC.
Telephone: +1 209-783-5491: Scam Victim Compensation.

Attn: Beneficiary,

It was resolved & agreed upon by the board members & directors that
your scam victim compensation fund of $4,700,000.00 (Four Million
Seven Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) only will be released to
you on a special payment method via the Automated Teller Machine (ATM)
card.
You are advised to contact this office with the information's
below to claim your fund.

We need your information as where we will be sending the

funds, such as,

Receiver Name.......

aAddress......
a
Country.......
a
Phone number.....

Your Age.....

Your Sex......

Your profession.......

Nationaality......
a

Note that your payment files will be returned to the Federal Ministry
of Finance within 72 hours if we did not hear from you, this was the
instruction given to us by the FMF.

Best Regards

Office of the Presidency
Foreign Financial Matters

Mr. Adam Johnson

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