419 scam: Kristine Gionis <officjustice@gmail.com> Dear Sir/Madam,

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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)
- "your urgent reply" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
- "united state of america" (this email uses bad English)
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.
- gioniskristine2@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Kristine Gionis <officjustice@gmail.com>
Reply-To: gioniskristine2@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 7 Jul 2022 06:36:56 -0700
Subject: Dear Sir/Madam,

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Dear Sir/Madam,

My name is Mrs. Kristine Gionis from United State of America. I am
sick woman who has decided to donate what I have to charity through
you. You may be wondering why I chose you, I decided to choose you
after my prayer over my situation, I am 61 years old and was diagnosed
for cancer about 2 years ago and conjoin with covid-19, I inherited a
total sum of 5.8 Million Euro from my late husband who work as a
Director Overview of Complaint Sugar Company in Benin (SUCOPE), for
five years before he died On the 27th of May 2017. My late husband
died as a result of Brain cancer, kindly write back and I will give
you the full details. Thanks for your understanding. Look forward to
hear from you.
I am waiting for your urgent answer, send me below information.

Your Full Name;

Your Private E-mail;

Country Address;

Your Age;

Your Occupation;

Your Telephone;

Please I am waiting for your urgent reply to give you full details
to my private email.....gioniskristine2@gmail.com,

Best Regards
Mrs. Kristine Gionis

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