419 scam: "Mr. Ronald Evergreen" <efexwec@gmail.com> Information!!!

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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:
- "deadline" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
- "100% hitch free" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
This email message is a next of kin scam.
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.
- ronaldevergreen75@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Ronald Evergreen" <efexwec@gmail.com>
Reply-To: re392857@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 22 Mar 2023 14:28:23 -0700
Subject: Information!!!

Hi

How are you doing? I am sorry to have contacted you this way but it is a matter of great urgency. I seek your partnership on an important business transaction which will be of great benefit to both of us. I work with a well known financial house (BANK) here in London, I am the financial officer of late John Shumejda. I seek to work with you to claim as next of kin to late John Shumejda who died in a plane crash some years back, You can read more about his death on the BBC news link below:

http:<<//news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/1742404.stm>>

My bank has given me a deadline to provide a next of kin or his money would be given to the government, and i am aware his only heir(wife) died few years after the crash, I have this all planned out and it is 100% hitch free, late john shumejda's money is the sum of GBP 55,78 Million Great British Pounds sterling. And once my bank releases the money into your bank account, we will share the total sum via the following ratio 40% for you as my trusted partner, 50% for me as the initiator and founder of the deal then 10% for the expenses that we might incure during this course of actualizing this deal. This can change our lives if you are interested and trustworthy, do write me on: ronaldevergreen75@hotmail.com

Yours faithfully.
Mr. Ronald Evergreen,
Financial Officer

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