419 scam: Tony Moore <jd9052879@gmail.com> Attention; Your fund

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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:
- "million united state 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)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
- "cotonou" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
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.
- fidelitybank216@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Tony Moore <jd9052879@gmail.com>
Reply-To: fidelitybank216@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 17 Mar 2023 08:26:31 +0100
Subject: Attention; Your fund

Good Day, Beneficiary.

I`m Dr.Tony Moore, sending from Fidelity Bank Of Cotonou Benin
republic,I received a massage from a man who named himself Mr.Giuseppe
Iozzi He told me that he is your cousin and I should deliver your ATM
Card worth $7Million United state dollars to him due to the fact that
you died of a covid-19 attack on 5th January 2023 I want you to
reconfirm your full information to us if you are real,not death as
Mr.Anton Bohrer said , if i did not hear from you till Next 72 hours
then I will know that.Mr.Anton Bohrer is telling
the truth and the delivery of your fund will commence to any address
he will give us.I want you to reconfirm your information once again,so
we will know that it is real. You are talking to us and also to avoid
wrong delivery if you are still alive.Please file your
fullinformation where the ATM CARD will be deliveredto your doorstep
without any further delay.

1. Name:
2. Address:
3. Marital Status:
4. Your age
5. Nationality:
6. Country of Residence:
7. Telephone / Fax Number:

fidelitybank216@gmail.com

I am looking forward to hear from you.

Regards,
Dr.Tony Moore.

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