419 scam: "Mrs. Karine Jean-Pierre" <suntrustbank1986@gmail.com> DEAR BENEFICIARY,

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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 beneficiary," (this SPAM email was probably sent to thousands of people)
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.
- office1file@presidency.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs. Karine Jean-Pierre" <suntrustbank1986@gmail.com>
Reply-To: office1file@presidency.com
Date: Wed, 15 Mar 2023 05:36:50 -0700
Subject: DEAR BENEFICIARY,

Dear Beneficiary,

Before I commence I will like to indicate my gratitude well known to you,
this message is from Mrs Karine Jean-Pierre the Press personal secretary to
U.S President Joseph Robinette Biden Jr, I am writing to inform you about
your ATM Card/Funds brought back by the United Embassy from the government
of United Nation in the white house Washington DC been mandate to be
deliver to your home address once you reconfirm your current address to
avoid wrong delivery of your ATM Card/Funds of $15.8 Millions United States
Dollars that was assigned to be delivered to your humble home address by
President Joseph Robinette Biden Jr the President of this great country
this week by (USSS) United States Secret Service Special Agent Rev Wolf
Doheny.

Also, reconfirm your details let me confirm it with the one I'm having here
to avoid wrong delivery okay.

Full Name:
Residential Address:
Mobile Number:
occupation:

Accept my hearty congratulation once again! Contact me Via my email address
(office1file@presidency.com)

Yours Sincerely,

Mrs. Karine Jean-Pierre
Press Secretary To U.S President
1600 Pennsylvania Ave Nw,Washington,Dc 20500,united states..

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