419 scam: Janet Barney <barneyjanet85@gmail.com> =?UTF-8?B?QmVuZWZpY2nDoXJpYS4=?=

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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 mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- +22893344846 (Togo, probably a prepaid mobile phone)
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.
- dr.werneroyer563@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Janet Barney <barneyjanet85@gmail.com>
Reply-To: dr.werneroyer563@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 23 Mar 2023 11:44:38 +0000
Subject: =?UTF-8?B?QmVuZWZpY2nDoXJpYS4=?=

*AtenÃ§Ã£o: destinatÃ¡rio do fundo,Fomos autorizados pelo European ooo
Investment Bank em Londres e pelo FMI a investigar a boa temporada de
adiamento desnecessÃ¡rio de fundos que foram aprovados por lei. Durante
nossa investigaÃ§Ã£o, descobrimos que seu pagamento foi atrasado por
funcionÃ¡rios corruptos do banco que tentaram redirecionar seus fundos para
suas contas pessoais.Para evitar esse ato duvidoso, concordamos com o Banco
Europeu de Investimento de Londres e o Fundo MonetÃ¡rio Internacional (FMI),
podemos gerenciar esse pagamento e monitorÃ¡-lo. Evite situaÃ§Ãµes
desesperadoras com bancos e outras autoridades em casos criminais.Recebemos
uma garantia de pagamento irrevogÃ¡vel para o seu pagamento ao FMI.
GostarÃamos de informar que o Banco Europeu de Investimento decidiu
compensÃ¡-lo com um valor de USD 1.000.000,00 e transferi-lo para sua conta
bancÃ¡ria por meio de transferÃªncia bancÃ¡ria.Entre em contato com o
correspondente Presidente do Banco Europeu de Investimento, Dr. Werner
Hoyer, com o e-mail abaixoe-mail: dr.werneroyer563@gmail.com
<dr.werneroyer563@gmail.com>Contacte o banco por whatsapp: +228
93344846Certifique-se de entrar em contato com o banco acima sem demora
para a liberaÃ§Ã£o final e transferÃªncia de seus fundos. O Banco Europeu de
Investimento deve transferir os seus fundos para a sua conta bancÃ¡ria sem
demora.Assumimos a sua cooperaÃ§Ã£o urgente.*

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