419 scam: "Rev.Timothy Johnson" <revttjjhnnsson@gmail.com> ATTENTION DEAR BENEFICIARY

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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.
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Rev.Timothy Johnson" <revttjjhnnsson@gmail.com>
Reply-To: revttjohnnossonn@gmail.com
Date: Sun, 12 Jun 2022 14:22:13 +0100
Subject: ATTENTION DEAR BENEFICIARY

I am Reverend Timothy Johnson,

Director Cash Processing Unit, The ongoing United Nation's Empowerment

Program with the World Bank assistance .The union has approved

to you the sum of ($1,500, 000.00) but due to the imposters everywhere

as recently reported that some of the beneficiaries were asked to pay

in advance before receiving their cash we have taken ($5,000) from your

fund for handling charges, you will receive ($1,495,000.00).You are

required to forward your full name, home address and your direct phone

number to me for immediate payment, you will receive your cash within

three working days after confirmation.

Thanks,

Rev. Timothy Johnson.

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