419 scam: Polignano <info@comcel.com.co> Re:Payment Approved Information

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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:
- "dormant account" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: Polignano <info@comcel.com.co>
Reply-To: <francesco-Polignano@aliyun.com>
Date: Wed, 2 Nov 2022 23:41:32 -0700
Subject: Re:Payment Approved Information

I am contacting you regarding a proposal that could be of mutual benefit for both of us. I wish to draw your attention to an unclaimed fund belonging to the late Mr Bielege who passed away a year ago from COVD-19. Mr Bielege had deposited a contract sum of US$10.3 Million in an escrow account that has remained unclaimed.I manage the treasury department. I'm responsible for managing dormant accounts, including contacting the next of kin of the deceased to the account holder over the last one year, I have tried numerous times to find the next of kin to Mr Bielege unsuccessfully.

It will interest you to know that the last name of the next of kin is similar to yours, and hence my inviting you to lay claim to this fund. I shall process the release of the fund to you immediately, and we can keep this dormant fund for ourselves.

If you are interested in this proposal, contact me privately at: francesco-Polignano@aliyun.com

I'll need you to also re-confirm your personal information.

1) Full Name------------------
2) Phone number--------------
3) Occupation-------------------

For claims, we will require you to submit a copy of your identity for verification.

Yours sincerely

Mr.francesco Polignano

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