419 scam: "Paul M. Donofrio" <paulboa.chairman@gmail.com> YOUR ATTENTION IS NEEDED.

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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.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
- "hundred thousand us dollars" (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)
- ",500,000" (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)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Paul M. Donofrio" <paulboa.chairman@gmail.com>
Reply-To: Rodg21@mail.com
Date: Tue, 2 Aug 2022 11:25:55 +0000
Subject: YOUR ATTENTION IS NEEDED.

Dear Sir/Madam,

Did you authorize Mr. Liu Kong Nam of Kemuning Ray Street NO.8,Tomang
Jakarta, Indonesia to claim your IMF ( INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND )
contract sum valued (US$7,500,000) Seven million five hundred thousand US
dollars from our TRANSFER FUNDS FINANCIAL NETWORK. Canada Square, Canary
Wharf. London 5HQ. United Kingdom ??.

Below is the account details presented by Mr. Liu Kong Nam to claim your
fund into his bank account below:

Account Holders Name: Mr. Liu Kong Nam
Account Number: 456-909-00943
Bank Name: HSBC BANK JAKARTA INDONESIA

Get back to me as soon as possible.

Regards
Kelechi kwemi.

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