419 scam: Mr Michael Ledford <usinfo789@gmail.com> Payment Of Pending/Unpaid Official Released By The United Nations.

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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:
- "inheritance funds" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "consignment " (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 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.
- wellsfargobank.manager@email.com (Email; can be used from anywhere worldwide)
- info to contact bank manager mr. john mike wellsfargobank.manager@email.com accountant mr. robert price (Email; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: Mr Michael Ledford <usinfo789@gmail.com>
Reply-To: michael.ledford66@aol.com
Date: Mon, 3 Apr 2023 06:30:38 -0700
Subject: Payment Of Pending/Unpaid Official Released By The United Nations.

Payment Of Pending/Unpaid Official Released By The United Nations.

I 'm contacting you by your email however; I feel it's best and more convenient
for me to explain why I am contacting you. I'm Mr Michael Ledford I
also work hand
in hand with the United States Fraud Unit of the Criminal
Investigation Division
(CID). I'm specialize in Background Investigations on funds which
include [COMPENSATION/
INHERITANCE FUNDS OR NEXT OF KIN, Consignment Box, LottoÂ® JACKPOT,
LOANS] and I notice
that you have being receiving numerous emails from people who claims
to have funds coming
to you but I advise that if you're still in communication with any of
them on issue of
funds however, you're hereby advise to stop every communication right
now because those
people has being investigated and confirmed to be a Fraud.

I wish to announce our successful investigation which was carried out
few days ago; I guess
it will interest you to know why this investigation was conducted. For
your information, it
was truly confirmed that you have 100% Legitimate unpaid funds by the
United Nations and you
have every right to claim this funds as you're been confirmed to be
the right Beneficiary of
the said amount $3.2 Million usd COMPENSATION/INHERITANCE FUNDS OR
NEXT OF KIN however, Due
to the delay of getting this funds to you, your funds has now been
increased to $4.2 Million
usd approved for payment by United Nations (UN) here in United States.

I'm informing you this today because I came to notice that you're not
communicating with a
legitimate person who is in charge of getting these funds to you. This
announcement has to be
made open to you however because you may have being swindled by those
unscrupulous people whom
you have sent money in the course of getting one fund or the other
which is not real and for
this reason, I have decided to help you get your funds directly from
the United Nations (UN)
here in the United States because your Legitimate funds remains unpaid.

You're to Contcat Mr. John Mike the Bank Manager and Bank Accountant
Mr. Robert Price with the
below information as followed.

Info to contact

Bank Manager
Mr. John Mike
wellsfargobank.manager@email.com

Accountant
Mr. Robert Price
wellsfargobank31@accountant.com

Full Name.......
Address.........
Country.........
Sex.............
Phone No........
ID..............
Occupation......

And

Bank Name........
Bank Address.....
Account Name.....
Account Number...
Routing Number...

Regard
Mr Michael Ledford

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