419 scam: REPLY DIRECT TO ME <lifeoneseates123@gmail.com> REPLY DIRECT TO ME.

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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:
- ",000,000" (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)
- "00,000.00" (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)
- "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.
- myselftoyou008@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: REPLY DIRECT TO ME <lifeoneseates123@gmail.com>
Reply-To: myselftoyou008@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 30 Jul 2022 18:59:32 -0700
Subject: REPLY DIRECT TO ME.

Hello lucky selected,

I am a philanthropist and the founder of one of the largest private
foundations in the world. I believe strongly in â€œgiving while livingâ€. My
philosophy about life is that you should use your wealth to help people and
I have decided to secretly give $2,000,000.00 united States dollars to
randomly selected individuals around the world. On receipt of this email,
you should count yourself one of the lucky recipients.

(My name remains Anonymous for now with my personal reasons) but if you
think it is a joke, please do delete the email from your inbox.

Kindly provide the below information to me and after 14th days you
receive this email without responding, you are automatically disqualified
from this opportunity of receiving the $2,000,000.00 united States dollars
for the work of the charity I want you to use it for. Very important, you
will not be communicating with you anymore once I have forwarded your
information to my attorney.

And my attorney will be the one to be communicating with you directly, and
that means you are automatically qualified to receive the money once you
receive an email from my attorney. And if in any way you contact me once
again you receive an email from my attorney, you will be automatically
disqualified from this program.

Important information: Keep this secret by yourself to avoid double claims
and to avoid any internet hackers, and a code will be provided and sent to
you by me, which you will be using as your subject when communicating with
my attorney or you will be disqualified.

Do not reply to this email if you are from the United State of America
because if you do, you will not receive any reply from me or my attorney.

The reason why is because I am secretly giving it out to non-Americans.

Contact me directly with this email: myselftoyou008@gmail.com

Below information is required from you, when sending a reply to me.

(1 Your Full Name....

(2 Your Age....

(4 Your Home Address....

(5 Your Occupation....Accountant.

(6 Your Phone and Fax Number....

(7 Your Passport ID Or Government Issuing ID Card....

(8 Your Country Of Origin....

Best Regards.

Mr. Anonymous.

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