419 scam: "Dr Christine"<scan@yingdehumamglass.com> hallo

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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:
- ",500,000" (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)
- "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)
- "courier service" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Dr Christine" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <private.joy@yandex.com>
Date: Thu, 5 May 2022 06:21:28 +0100
Subject: hallo

Dear beneficiary

This is to officially notify you of the current agreement to pay you of your overdue inheritance fund. Your payment has been arranged to be paid to you directly by diplomatic means, bank transfer or through the digitized payment system (Automated Teller Machine Master Express Credit Card) depending on your convenience. This agreement was initiated by the International Monetary Fund (IMF), FBI and the United Nations due to fraudulent activities in the world.

The International Monetary Fund (IMF), FBI and the United Nations, have introduced this payment arrangement to enable beneficiary receive their fund without stress and delay. The ATM Master Express credit card was signed by Gold Card Worldwide and credited with the sum of €3,500,000.00 (Three million five hundred thousand euros). It is validly functional and can be used in any machine all over the world.

To enable your fund delivery via Atm Card, kindly select the courier service of your choice for delivery from the list below;

Bank Transfer Commission / Swiftly
DHL / INSURANCE / 3 days
UPS / INSURANCE / 48 hours
FedEx / INSURANCE / 72 hours

will be needing the details below for the shipment of your ATM Master credit card to you

1. Delivery address:
2. Full names:
3. Telephone number:
4. Occupation:

Bear it in mind that you will be responsible for the Bank Transfer Commission or delivery fee of your ATM Master Express credit card.

God bless you,
Dr. Christine Joy

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