419 scam: "From Mr.Koffi Gbondjidè Gervais Djondo"<infolee@usa.org> Good News

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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:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "i will like you to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
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.
- primemart43@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "From Mr.Koffi Gbondjidè Gervais Djondo" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <primemart43@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 28 Mar 2023 07:56:42 -0700
Subject: Good News

Hello My Good Friend,

How are you today? Hope all is well with you and your family? I hope this mail finds you in an

excellent condition of health. But if you do not remember me, you have received an email from

me in the past regarding a multi-million-dollar business proposal which we never concluded.

I am using this opportunity to inform you that this multi-million-dollar business has been

concluded with another Greek Merchant who financed it to a logical conclusion. I thank you for

you're great effort to our unfinished transfer of fund into your account,

Due to one reason or the other best to known you at that time.

Due to the effort, sincerity, courage and trust worthiness you showed during the course of the

transaction, I want to compensate you and show my gratitude to you with the sum of $850,000.00.

{Eight Hundred and Fifty thousand Dollars only} I have left an Debit Card/ATM for you, worth

about $850,000.00 cashable anywhere in the world.Your Compensation fund is $850.000.00 Already

programmed inside ATM card to withdraw the maximum of $10.000.00 daily to withdraws money from

any ATM MASTER machines in your country.

My dear friend I will like you to contact my secretary Mr. Odogwu Oche and comply with him

so that he will send the draft to you without any delay. At the moment, I 'm very busy here in

Paraguay South American, trying to invest my own share of the funds with my new partner. Please

I will like you to accept this token with good faith as this is from the bottom of my heart.

CONTACT: Mr. Odogwu Oche

ADDRESS: 161 E rue des Echis B.P. 14053. Lomé. B.P. 14053. Lomé.

EMAIL: ( primemart43@gmail.com )

Therefore, you should send him your full Name, telephone number and contact address for his

reference and make further arrangement with him on how you want to receive your Debit Card/ATM.

Thanks you in anticipation for your past efforts and God bless you.

Best Regards.

Mr.Koffi Gbondjidè Gervais Djondo

Hello,we are sorry in case you get this message in your spam, it is do

to network inconvenience.

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