419 scam: "Veronica Moore." <chrisjossy01@gmail.com> Relief Fund.

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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.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "transfer of your funds" (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.
- vm5898470@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Veronica Moore." <chrisjossy01@gmail.com>
Reply-To: vm8855669@gmail.com
Date: Sun, 24 Apr 2022 19:59:25 +0100
Subject: Relief Fund.

--
Our Ref: RTB
m /SNT/STBTo. Beneficiary:
ATTENTION:

I am here in Washington DC as a United nation Agent to investigate all
delayed payments funds. Please be informed that during my
investigations, I found out that there was a huge sum in millions that
had been assigned in your name (Beneficiary) and your associates were
only busy swindling you without any hope of transferring your funds.

NOTE: You are not supposed to pay that huge amount from the beginning
before the release of your fund and transfer of your funds to you. We
have to inform you that we have made some recovery in respect of this
delayed over due fund payments. I have a very limited time to stay
here in Washington DC; so I advice that you urgently respond to this
message, I have earlier written to you on this matter, but did not
receive any response from you, hence my decision to resend this
message to you.

I wish to notify you that I have been directed to contact you today
by the Department of Relief Fund Payment of the United Nations
Foreign Debts Management through the federal reserve Bank of America
to release certain sum of money to you as a relief funds It was
established that you rendered assistance to some person(s) in the past
who sought your help to assist him move out a certain sum of money out
for business investment. Contact me for more details here:
vm5898470@gmail.com

Regards,

Veronica Moore.

Fame Bank Tribunal,
WASHINGTON DG,
DIVISION INVESTIGATION ON ALL ONLINE WIRE TRANSFER.

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