419 scam: "Mrs.Elaine Chao" <bankofamericaplc68@gmail.com> Dear Customer,

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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.
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.
- ja806630@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs.Elaine Chao" <bankofamericaplc68@gmail.com>
Reply-To: ja806630@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 15 Apr 2022 23:02:16 +0100
Subject: Dear Customer,

United States Department of Transportation Washington Dc.
Address: 1200 New Jersey Ave SE, Washington, DC 20590, United States.

GOOD NEWS DEAR FUNDS BENEFICIARY.

My Name is Mrs.Elaine Chao The secretary of united states department
of transportation Washington Dc and i hope this mail meet you in good
health with your family. I'M contacting you in regard of your abandon
Scam Victims compensation cashier check in our office which was hold
by our office because the owner of the check refuse to settled the tax
requested by our united states government.

We are here to inform you that due to the hardship of All the country
in this time of corona virus we have decided to released all the
beneficiary funds to them so that they will be able to access there
funds at this time, But the requested fee which is requested from all
funds beneficiary is $300 usd but we reduce the fee to $50USD and once
the beneficiary received his or her check the person will pay back the
remaining amount.

Meanwhile, Bear it in mind that your funds here is $16.4 Million USD
which was covert to Bank Of America check to be mailed to your address
immediately the beneficiary pay the fee requested and also confirm
your current mailing address because some beneficiary whom change
there address to another location because of the this virus going on.
and You will send it via Google play card or Itunes card,

Thank you for reading my message and i wait your quick response
because the said check will be return to united states government 3
days after you received this message if we didn't hear from you And
this funds is from united states government and united Nation as a
scam victims compensation funds for all over the world whom has been
scam here in united and all over the world.

Yours Sincerely,
Mrs.Elaine Chao
email;ja806630@gmail.com
Secretary of United States Department
of Transportation Washington Dc

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