419 scam: "R & A"<admin@apps.ldsmex.org> Hello

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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)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "R & A" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <eo9253400@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 11 Aug 2022 23:12:45 -0700
Subject: Hello

I am an external auditor with a reputable Banks in Europe, in our meeting with the United Kingdom I.M.F Chairman Mrs. Christine Madeleine Odette Lagarde we discovered unclaimed funds to the tune of Five Million United States Dollars belonging to a late foreign beneficiary have been placed on my custody to carry a trace of the late foreign beneficiary next of kin.

Since the demise of this client, No one has come to claim for the Twenty Five Million United States Dollars.

This money has been in a Bank for a very long time, on this note, I decided to seek a beneficiary who will act as the deceased beneficiary so that I can use the power bestowed on me to present you as the Next of Kin . And the banking ethics here does not allow such money to stay more than ten years, because the money will be recalled to the I.M.F Treasury Account as an unclaimed fund.

I will not fail to bring to your notice that this transaction is hitch-free and that you should not entertain any fear as all modalities for the smooth and hitch-free transfer of this fund have been finalized, this transaction will be completed within five banking days of receiving your banking details via your response.

Yours Sincerely,

Richard Abrah

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