419 scam: "Andrea Young" <mail@jbellphotography.com> Thanks and I wait for your answer

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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.
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Andrea Young" <mail@jbellphotography.com>
Reply-To: andre.young.80@mail.ru
Date: Fri, 17 Mar 2023 08:00:13 -0400
Subject: Thanks and I wait for your answer

Hello,

I am Andre Young, An American Citizen; born on JUNE 10 1968, currently
living and working here in London, UK. I am the Personal Secretary to
Mr. Michael Crawford, the controller of National Lottery, UK. I am
having problem with a 6 yrs old daughter who has leukemia, a disease
of the blood, and she needs a bone marrow transplant.

Please I am only asking for your help and you will benefit from it. As
an insider, working with the controller, I want you to send me your
Name, Address, Tel, Date of birth to play the lotto on your name, I
have some winning numbers link on secret data system. The National
Lottery is an online entry with cash/credit card anywhere with
participant details.

I want you to send me the name to play with, while I will send you the
ticket to show the numbers I played for your reference. I will play
with my money on your name and the winning will be shared on equal
ratio. The National Lottery will contact you immediately the results
are released as an International winner.

Get back to me if you are interested. The lotto can be played with 5 -
50 Pounds but the winning is millions. Remember, I just want to front
you for this, because I need this money to save the life of my little
daughter. Employees here are not allowed to play.

Thanks and I wait for your answer

Andre Young

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