419 scam: "John Albert" <dt1.business4@pyv.com.vn> Confirm if you are still using this email ?

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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
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:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "million us 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)
- "hundred thousand us 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.
- aj7227968@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "John Albert" <dt1.business4@pyv.com.vn>
Reply-To: "John Albert" <albertjon2022@protonmail.com>
Date: Fri, 21 Oct 2022 05:58:59 +0700 (ICT)
Subject: Confirm if you are still using this email ?

Dear Friend,

Due to a lot of internet Fraud people have nursed fear to do online business that is real because of fear of dealing with the wrong people, I want to tell you that this mail is not one of them, can I trust you also to do this Business? I have sent you messages more than 5 times; I noticed I made a mistake in the letters on your address, that was why you did not receive all the Letters I sent earlier, sorry about that. I got your mail after a long search, please do not reply to this mail if you have any criminal record because it will affect the transaction, am John Albert, am a Banker , I have a customer in our bank who died in the year 2015, leaving the sum of Twenty-Seven Million, Three Hundred Thousand US Dollars $ 27,300 000.00 USD, without a next of kin, if you will give me 100% assurance I will process the funds with your details as his account officer,,i can do that ,by using your name and details as next of Kin to process the Twenty-Seven Million, Three Hundred Thousand US Dollars $ 27,300 000.00 USD, as you have the same 2 second name with him , with this , nobody will ever find out, as far as you keep our communication secrete. I will give you more details if you are capable to handle this transaction.

Once the Twenty-Seven Million, Three Hundred Thousand USD $ 27,300 000 US Dollars get transferred to you, which I will also arrange an investment agreement of Twenty-Seven Million, Three Hundred Thousand US Dollars $ 27,300 000 US Dollars to cover the funds Transfer on your name to avoid any questioning of the funds source, as soon as the funds get to your Custody, you will Take Ten Million US Dollars $ 10,000 000 USD and offer me Seventeen Million US Dollars $ 17,000 000 US Dollars, then we will donate $ 300,000 USD to any Charity/Orphanage home.

Once I read from you, I will give you more details.

Don't reply to me if you are not an honest and serious person, I need your sincere cooperation to achieve this life changing opportunity.

Send me a copy of your reply to: aj7227968@gmail.com

Thanks.

Regards,â€‹
John Albert.

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