419 scam: RAJ SUBRAMANIAM <johnforrest889@gmail.com> DEAR BENEFICIARY

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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 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)
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.
- rajsubramaniam889@aol.com (AOL; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: RAJ SUBRAMANIAM <johnforrest889@gmail.com>
Reply-To: rajsubramaniam889@aol.com
Date: Tue, 9 Aug 2022 14:02:00 -0700
Subject: DEAR BENEFICIARY

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ATTENTION DEAR BENEFICIARY
MY NAME IS MR, RAJ SUBRAMANIAM PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, AND A
MEMBER OF THE BOARD DIRECTOR OF FEDEX CORPORATION

I CONTACTED YOU TO LET YOU KNOW ABOUT THE MEETING A FEDERAL GOVERNMENT HAD
LAST WEEK ON MONDAY I WAS PRESENT IN THAT MEETING, WE DISCUSSED ABOUT
SOMETHING VERY SERIOUS CONCERNING THOSE THAT HAS LOSTE THEIR MONEY, HOMES,
PROPERTY'S AND SO MANY TYPES OF IMPORTANT ITEMS BY THE AFRICANS SCAMMERS,
WE DISCUSSED ABOUT HOW WE CAN RETURN AT LEAST FIVE PERCENT OF WHAT THOSE
SCAMMERS HAS TAKEN FROM MANY PEOPLE AND WE AGREED TAHT WE ARE GOING TO GIVE
ALL THE SCAM VICTIMS THE SUM OF [ONE MILLION HUNGARY THOUSAND USD DOLLARS]
SO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT HAS DONATED THE $1.1 MILLION

ON THE PROCESS OF MAKING SEARCH YOUR NAME AND EMAIL ADDRESS WAS FOUND IN
THE LIST OF SCAMED VICTIMS SO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT HANDED THE SUM OF $1.1
MILLION USD OVER TO MY CUSTODY ON YOUR BEHALF, I WAS ASKED TO CONTACT YOU
AND LET YOU KNOW ABOUT THIS SO THAT YOU WILL RECEIVE YOUR OWN FUNDS.

ON THE PROCESS OF WORKING OUT HOW TO GET TO YOU A MAN CALLED MR JUDE
ANTHONY SEND US AN EMAIL THAT SAYS, THAT YOU'RE SUFFERING A THROAT CANCER
SINCE THIS YEAR JANUARY, AND YOU DIED IN HOSPITAL LAST TWO WEEKS SUNDAY,
THIS MAN SAID SOMETHING UNBELIEVABLE, HE SAID YOU'RE CHILDLESS AND BEFORE
YOU DIED YOU GAVE HIM YOUR WILL TO TAKE OVER YOUR PROPERTYS SO THEREFORE
THE $1.1 MILLION DOLLARS WILL GO TO HIM
BUT I TOLD THIS MAN THAT HE NEED TO BE PATIENT FIRST LET ME SEND YOU AN
EMAIL TO KNOW IF I CAN HEAR FROM YOU THEN AFTER A WEEK IF YOU DID NOT REPLY
I AM GOING TO TAKE ACTION

SO PLEASE IF YOU'RE ARE STILL ALIVE KINDLY REPLY BACK IN YOUR OWN INTREST,
ONCE I HEAR FROM YOU I AM GOING TO STOP ALL THE CONVERSATIONS WITH MR JUDE
ANTHONY BECAUSE HE MIGHT BE ONE OF THOSE SCAMMERS, MY PERSONAL EMAIL ADDRESS
[rajsubramaniam889@aol.com]

THANK YOU I LOOK FORWARD TO HEAR FROM YOU

YOURS SINCERELY
MR RAJ SUBRAMANIAM
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

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