419 scam: "Fotis Angelos (GCP.)" <jimedward28@gmail.com> Attn Dear Williams

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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.
This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "Fotis Angelos (GCP.)" <jimedward28@gmail.com>
Reply-To: fotisangelos3@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 21 Sep 2022 16:24:55 +0100
Subject: Attn Dear Williams

Attn Dear Williams

I am Sir Fotis Angelos, Esq, I am an attorney to late Engr. Alex
Williams, who lived here with his family until 2019, when my late
client and family died in a plane crash accident that killed 149
people for more Information Click Below website

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-47513508

My late client was a citizen of your country who had the same name
with you. I am contacting you with an important issue concerning his
legacy in a bank here. Since 2019, late client and family died, I made
several attempts to find any of his extended family, but until now I
have not been success. I got your contact today through a surname
genealogical search I conducted today.My Late client made fixed
deposit of $19.6 million with a bank here.

As a result of his untimely death, the fixed deposit account has been
dormant since the deposit matured for withdrawal, Due to lack of
connection to his extended family, no one has been available to stand
as heir to claim the legacy with the bank.

However, Given your family name and nationality relating to late
client, I am contacting you as his possible relative, seeking for your
immediate consent to present you to the bank as heir for the claim of
the inheritance. Your urgent response is very vital because the bank
is intending to confiscate deposit Account so get back to me as soon
as possible.

Regards,
Sir Fotis Angelos, Esq.

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