419 scam: Micheal Bricks <petarguidrycbn@gmail.com> Looking forward to your urgent response.

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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)
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.
- +447480729401
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.
- consultantagent92@gmail.com (Gmail/GoogleMail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: Micheal Bricks <petarguidrycbn@gmail.com>
Reply-To: consultantagent92@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 24 Mar 2023 11:28:54 +0100
Subject: Looking forward to your urgent response.

Attn: Beneficiary,

Scam Compensation Sum of US $ 11.5 Million dollars has been approved
through the World Bank Mass Assisted Project Deposit Fund. This
compensation payment was initiated to assist those who have failed
prey to fraudulent business / communications in different categories,
Inheritance, Contracts, Lottery, Romance Scam, Diplomatic

Payment, Fraudulent Loan Transactions, Unsuccessful Investment
transactions, bitcoin fraud,property sale scam . Those who have also
failed victim of BEC Scams also known as Wire transactions, Mass
project assisted fund was approved to settle failed business / scam,
you are qualified to receive this approved investment funds as long as
you have received fraudulent proposal before, many people have
suffered untold lost / hardship in the hands of those unscrupulous
elements and evil-minded people operating all kinds of fraud / scam
just to make a dirty living and misery out of innocent souls. you are
entitled to receive this scam compensation funds as long as you have
received a scam / fraudulent message through whichever way, also those
that their business was affected by the Covid-19 pandemic.

In Addition: We have concluded our confidential global investigation
exercise which confirmed through our site light fraud monitoring radar
that you were involved in a scam transaction with some group of fraud
syndicates operating from different parts of the world by
impersonating different existing and unexiting facilities. I presumed
you may be wondering why you have not received any funds after obeying
their instructions to send them money, sending unending fees to them
without receiving one dollar cent, give this opportunity the benefit
of doubt and see what happens next. How long will you continue to
listen to them? Please wake up from your slumber or those people will
wreck you without any benefit.

NB: You will receive further shocking clarification upon your response
to this message. disregard whatever transaction you are doing with
those scammers, better send us details of your transaction for a
security check of authenticity through a security global verification
data system, is better to confirm the authenticity of your transaction
than to waste money which you shall regret in the end. This is the new
global transaction reference code (HDYRT46/MBNTUT), Disregard any
message from anywhere without this approved transaction code.

Yours Sincerely,

Micheal Bricks
Consultant agent (FIMS)
Global Financial Security Monitoring Unit
Phone: +44-7480-7294-01
Information: The phone number is also on whatsapp.
Reply to this private email : consultantagent92@gmail.com

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