419 scam: Edmond Fred <adambenson408@gmail.com> RE: URGENT MESSAGE

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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:
- "million 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)
- "dormant account" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: Edmond Fred <adambenson408@gmail.com>
Reply-To: edmondifred21@gmail.com
Date: Sun, 19 Mar 2023 13:37:26 -0700
Subject: RE: URGENT MESSAGE

Hello,

I was instructed to contact you by my partner Edmond,

Greetings from Edmond Fred, Please Read Carefully;

I'm , Army surgeon General from America. But in the UKRAINE COUNTRY at
the moment with our troops on going War and peace keeping in the area,
here in the Military Zone Camp we are not allowed to make use of
mobile phones, we only make use of radio message and email
communication, I have decided to communicate via emails only.

My dear, I discovered some Gold here which I kept in A Bank and the
Bank Management told me that they are going to pay me an equivalent
amount of $5,00.000 Million dollars for the Gold which I agreed with
them. But I donâ€™t want the money to be transferred to my Country
America because of my position in the Army since they know me as
Military personnel, American Government would like to know how I got
such an amount of money as they know my income and my salary.

Due to this, I have made solid arrangements with the Bank Directors to
help me transfer the money to any Country of my choice and they have
accepted and promised to transfer the money to my choosing destination
through online banking to your local bank account.It is my intention
to compensate you on the percentage 20% we agreed on for your services
as you stand as my partner and the entire money been transferred to
you. As soon as you receive the money I will resign as a soldier as I
am planning to invest in Manufacturing Company, also I will fly to
meet you in your Country immediately the War and Coved-19 pandemic
short down is over for us to build Family friendship together and you
show my lines of investment to do. UKRAINE COUNTRY

We need urgent movement on this deal because the money is in the Bank
suspense dormant account it has NO Beneficiary names YET as I did not
use my names because it will be risk for me to use my names if
American Government discover that such Amount of money is on my names
here in UKRAINE COUNTRY they will come after me to know the source of
the money. Make your respond urgent to me;

My regards,

Edmond Fred
USA ARMY PEACE MAKERS

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