419 scam: Marcus Arthur <intercontinentalchef72@gmail.com> Hello! Greetings,

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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: Marcus Arthur <intercontinentalchef72@gmail.com>
Reply-To: arthurmarcustp2.us@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 23 Mar 2023 05:05:29 -0700
Subject: Hello! Greetings,

2861 W Broward BLVD
Fort Lauderdale FL 33312.
United States.

Hello! Greetings,

I am the personal assistant to my late. boss whose $4.8 million unpaid fund
was contained in disbursement documents I discovered at his Manhattan home.
I noted that this payment was approved and has not been claimed for years.
I am contacting you for this purpose, so that we can reach an agreement
because your name and the name of the next of kin are a perfect match.
Your name would be the next of kin, and all official legal documents
processed as evidence, and funds paid in your name.
You and I will share the amount paid on a 50-50 basis.

I'm waiting for your earliest response.

Sincerely,
Marcus Arthur.

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