419 scam: "Mr. Tayeb Souami" <diplomatlj@gmail.com> Congratulation, You are chosen to receive $5m donation.

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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:
- "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
- "million 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)
- "remain blessed" (scammers in West Africa like to use religious phrases)
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.
- tayebsouamifoundation22@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Tayeb Souami" <diplomatlj@gmail.com>
Reply-To: tayebsouamifoundation22@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 9 May 2022 07:23:09 -0700
Subject: Congratulation, You are chosen to receive $5m donation.

Dear Sir/Madam,

I bring greetings to you . This message is sent to you as a
notification that you have been chosen to benefit from our charity
project aimed at touching lives and helping those that we can across
the world as We have been blessed. I won the Powerball Jackpot of $315
Million Dollars for the May 19, 2018 drawing which has $183.2million
cash value. We are witness to the ravaging effects of the COVID-19
pandemic around the world and it's impacts on the lives of millions of
people. I was also recently diagnosed with a chronic terminal disease
and sadly so, but this has inspired me to work for humanity.

Therefore my family and I have decided to voluntarily donate the total
sum of $133 Million Dollars to charity (Organisations and
Individuals). We are currently undertaking massive charity projects in
Africa (my continent) where we operate from presently. In this
project, we have reached out and donated to organizations and a few
people randomly from different sources and modes so as to touch lives
from different angles around the world. Count yourself lucky if you
are reading this message from me.

You have been listed as one of the lucky recipients to receive
$5Million Dollars. This donation is made out to you in good faith so
to enable you strengthen your personal issues and mostly to generously
help us extend hands of giving to the less privileged, orphans and
charity organizations within your locality.

Should you wish to verify, below are links to that effect.
https://newyork.cbslocal.com/video/3878841-315-million-powerball-lottery-winner-revealed/
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/powerball-jackpot-winner-new-jersey-comes-forward-tayeb-souami-2018-06-08/

You are required to forward your particulars to us by using this email
address. ( tayebsouamifoundation22@gmail.com )

Remain Blessed.
Mr. Tayeb Souami

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