419 scam: "Mr. Yuri Du Preez" <michealkzulu@gmail.com> (no subject)

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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:
- "million united states 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)
- ",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)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Yuri Du Preez" <michealkzulu@gmail.com>
Reply-To: preezmryuridu@gmail.com
Date: Sun, 7 Aug 2022 09:17:32 +0200
Subject:

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LIFE CHANGING OPPORTUNITY
Hi,
I am Mr. Yuri Du Preez, a member of the South African Parliamentary
Committee on works and contracts. I got your contacts from our
contractual leads database. My reason for contacting you is quite
straight to the point. It is about an over invoiced contract payment
and bulk petrochemical plant equipment's purchase which was made on
behalf of the Anglo Gold Ashanti Ltd. An excess amount of US$ 50,000
000.00 (Fifty Million United States Dollars) is now available to be
transferred to any trusted bank account overseas. The Company that
executed this Contract has since received their contract payment
leaving behind the over-invoiced surplus of US$ 50,000,000.00 which
was agreed upon. Are you interested in partnering with me to transfer
the surplus amount out from South Africa to any country and bank
account where you are sure it will be safe for investment?? If yes
please respond to my email but if not, you may pass and delete my
proposal from you email box.
I will be waiting to hear from you.

Best Regards,
Mr. Yuri Du Preez

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