419 scam: Mrs Barbara Cherry <jolamolner1216@gmail.com> From My Desk

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

Fraud email example:

From: Mrs Barbara Cherry <jolamolner1216@gmail.com>
Reply-To: BarbaraCherry@consultant.com
Date: Fri, 10 Jun 2022 17:09:15 -0400
Subject: From My Desk

Wow!!! Congratulations It is a great pleasure to inform you that you
Emerge as one of those that has been compensated for losses and
damages suffered as a direct result of Natural Disasters such as
Pandemic, Earthquake, Scam victims, Flood, Tornado, Volcano Eruption
as well as the Tsunami, oil spill and others to be mentioned. Your
name appears first on our list. The sum of ($1.250.000.00 USD) One
Million Two Hundred and Fifty Thousand United States Dollars. For more
inquiries on how to Receive your compensation Fund which also includes
every foreign contractor that may have not received their contract
sum, and people that have had an unfinished transaction or
international businesses that failed due to Government problems or
policy etc

You have to reply back with your full info to confirm your identity.
Full Name==========
Home Address========
Available Number======
City===========
Country=========
Nearest Airport ===

Please contact Mrs. Barbara Cherry with this information through this
email address to receive your compensation fund,
BarbaraCherry@consultant.com

Note: This fund disburstment will be distribued by greenforth bank plc.

Regards
Mrs. Barbara Cherry
BarbaraCherry@consultant.com

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