419 scam: "Mr Raymond Hillary." <sokenoukpehounga@gmail.com> For Your Past Great Efforts!!

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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.
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.
- drjohncollinsb@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr Raymond Hillary." <sokenoukpehounga@gmail.com>
Reply-To: drjohncollinsb@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 16 Mar 2023 23:43:05 -0700
Subject: For Your Past Great Efforts!!

Dear Great Friend.

It was indeed, a very long time.I Am much delighted and privileged to
contact you back again, On my singular. after couples of times and
years.though i am sure you may found it so difficult to remembered me
some years back about my business projects,It takes courage, faith and
God fears to remember old friends and at the same time to show
gratification to them, despite circumstances that made things not work
out as we thought years back. I take this liberty to update you that
the transactions we were pursuing together was finally worked out for
me by God's infinite mercy and I decided to contact you, just to let
you know. I have conscience as a human being, due to your tremendous
efforts to make things work out in retrospect.Meanwhile, I must let
you know that i am presently in South America for numerous business
negotiations. But do to the Corona Virus pandemic going on all over
the world since that made me not to contact you early than now,But
with my sincere hearts, I released to you a total sum of 2.5 Millions
USD in your name as your COMPENSATIONS, dedication of humanity and
contributions.

Therefore, contact My Accountant Officer in Porto Novo/Benin United
Bank for Africa now on this confidential
Email:[drjohncollinsb@gmail.com ] [Attn: John Collins Brown] you are
to forward to him, the following:

1. YOUR FULL! NAME & ADDRESS.
2. YOUR TELEPHONE NUMBER.
3. INTERNATIONAL PASSPORT OR DRIVING L INCENSE
He will advise you on how to cash the money Through ATM Card or Bank
to Bank/Confirm able Bank Draft near your domain and he will
facilitate the process to enable you cash the money within the code

validity period of 14 working days.
Sincerely Yours,
Mr Raymond Hillary

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