419 scam: LeRoy Christopher <bambaenitan@gmail.com> =?UTF-8?Q?Negocio_de

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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: LeRoy Christopher <bambaenitan@gmail.com>
Reply-To: leroychristopher77@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 13 Apr 2023 08:26:34 +0000
Subject: =?UTF-8?Q?Negocio_de_asociaci=C3=B3n=2E?=

Saludos,

Mi nombre es Sr. LeRoy Christopher; Soy banquero y administrador de
cuentas personales de uno de nuestros clientes fallecidos de su
nacionalidad que era contratista/ingeniero de una empresa de servicios
de petrÃ³leo y gas. El cliente fallecido hizo un depÃ³sito a plazo fijo
numerado con nuestro banco por valor de: $2,973,580.00 antes de su
fallecimiento repentino.

Actualmente, la cuenta no tiene ningÃºn pariente registrado o pariente
mÃ¡s cercano y el fondo ahora tiene un mandato de beneficiario abierto.
Por lo tanto, solicito su consentimiento para presentarlo a nuestro
banco como pariente mÃ¡s cercano del difunto para obtener la suma
pendiente que ha estado inactiva en una cuenta transitoria con nuestro
banco desde que el fondo se ha vencido y ahora debe recuperarse. de lo
contrario, se cubrirÃ¡ como fondos no reclamados y se devolverÃ¡ a la
bÃ³veda del tesoro del gobierno para su propio uso si nadie viene a
reclamar los fondos. Estoy dispuesto a ofrecerle el 40% del monto
total por su asistencia y el 5% por cualquier gasto incurrido durante
el transcurso de la transferencia de fondos a su cuenta bancaria.

Quedo a la espera de su cordial respuesta para obtener mÃ¡s informaciÃ³n
sobre cÃ³mo podemos proceder.

Atentamente,

Sr. LeRoy.

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