419 scam: "Mrs Jennifer Woods " <jennifer@usa.com> In view of the payment notification via cryptocurrency

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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:
- "the required fees" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- ",000,000" (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: "Mrs Jennifer Woods " <jennifer@usa.com>
Reply-To: welcomewesternuiondpt@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 20 Feb 2023 17:45:20 +0100
Subject: In view of the payment notification via cryptocurrency

In view of the payment notification we received from U.S. Securities
and Exchange Commission The union has approved and appointed / mandated us to pay you your total sum of $15,000,000,00USD Via Bitcoin: Bitcoin cryptocurrency,

1. Bitcoin: Bitcoin is a cryptocurrency and I donâ€™t know if you are familiar with cryptocurrency. It is one of the fastest growing money markets globally. It has a lot of benefits such as self-service, easy to operate, lesser cost, fast to use for receiving and transferring large sum of money without protocol or financial authority interference in your transaction.

The only thing you need to do now is send us your Bitcoin Wallet Account, but if you don,t have one open one immediately now and send the account details to us for immediate payment transfer of your total sum of $15,000,000,00USD Via Bitcoin walleta account.

NOTE: That this process will only cost you $450usd so kindly send the fees of $450 via this Bitcoin account Here (1H2rTwpMbDtnHzvSuGex7wiBxB18EFwUdq) kindly send yours with the payment immediately payment slip.

Your kind attention is highly required to facilitate the payment
process, therefore, I encourage you to adhere to the above given
instructions by providing your Bitcoin cryptocurrency Account and you should also send the required fees at once.

Warmest Regards!

Mrs Jennifer Woods.

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