419 scam: "Stanley Howard"<info@investments.org> =?utf-8?Q?Spam?=<br> Project Investments/Funding.

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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:
- "await your urgent response" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Stanley Howard" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <stanleyhowardi86@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 12 Sep 2022 17:21:12 -0400
Subject: =?utf-8?Q?Spam?=
Project Investments/Funding.

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Greetings to you,

I am Stanley Howard a legal/Financial consultant based in Arizona, United states of America. I want to disclose and discuss this promising transaction for the  sum of $120M USD , that I would like to execute with you.  I had a client who was South African, a Gold merchant both in the USA and Turkey.

In 2019 he was diagnosed with various ailments after the tragic incidents he experienced towards the end of 2017. However, he was admitted to an acute care facility with esophageal cancer in November 2019. Unfortunately, he got infected in the hospital with Covid-19 and died in April 2021 because his body was too weak to fight the virus.

My client has no traceable next of kin and did not update his WILL before his demise; therefore, none of his extended family is aware of this particular deposit.

There is nothing to worry about; I shall provide you the deposit documents and other appropriate legal backup documents, as I intend a business partnership venture with you.

Kindly reply as soon as possible and send me your contact information.

1.Your full name
2.Your full contact addresses
3. Your occupation
4. Telephone number
5. Nationality

I await your urgent response.

Best regards,

Stanley Howard

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