419 scam: "Mclean Conrad Vincent"<npo2@email.com> I have vital information that can help you receive your money

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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:
- "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
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.
- yxipodyjoda@accountant.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mclean Conrad Vincent" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <crawffordgillies851@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 30 Jun 2022 11:18:59 -0700
Subject: I have vital information that can help you receive your money

My name is Mclean Conrad Vincent, a citizen of New Zealand, I have been trying to claim my fund valued at (US$2.5 M) Two Million Five Hundred Thousand Unite States Dollars from the Nigeria Government since 2009/10 which has proved abortive.

Fraudsters took advantage of the transaction. They kept on asking me to send money by various means for one reason or the other which made me lose over $157,000, several fake documents were procured and sent to me.

I traveled to Nigeria with some vital information I got from a friend who successfully claimed his fund valued $5M with the assistance of one Mrs Kate Duke, Head of Remittance Department, United Bank for Africa plc.

I really commend her professionalism and sincerity.

I opened communication with Mrs. Kate, who so much assisted me. I spent only four working days and claimed my fund in full payment and I only spent about $1800 only for legal documents as instructed by her and I also returned back home with my ORIGINAL Documents.

In all these processes, I saw your name on the list of pending transactions, and I quickly copied your email address.

I pray this email notification gets to you safely. Your fund is ready to be released also.

I just decided to inform you because I know that you must have been victimized by the fraudsters in Nigeria or elsewhere who claim to be top government officials in charge of your payment.

The Same way I was fooled over so many years.

So I will strongly advise you to stop all communications with anybody right now and contact:

Mrs. Kate Duke ,

Financial Controller,

United Bank for Africa plc (UBA)

Email: yxipodyjoda@accountant.com

ADDRESS: UBA House 57 Marina Lagos Nige.

Contact her to enable you to reclaim your fund. And as a matter of fact, your presence may not be needed in Nigeria; you can receive your funds without making the huge expenses of traveling to Nigeria or Africa.

She is a good, sincere and reliable person. I can testify, but if you are no longer interested in claiming your money please forget about it.

Sincerely,

Mclean Conrad Vincent

New Zealand

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