419 scam: "Dr. Michael R. Moore" <droluyemidipeolu502@gmail.com> ATTN: Sir/Madam,

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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:
- "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.
- +447418551918
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.
- drmichaelrmoore71@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Dr. Michael R. Moore" <droluyemidipeolu502@gmail.com>
Reply-To: drmichaelrmoore71@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 14 Apr 2023 21:17:58 +0100
Subject: ATTN: Sir/Madam,

Attn : Sir/Madam,

This is to inform you that Santander bank London have received an
instruction from world bank in collaboration with UN the United
Nations organization and white house of united states of America to
release your overdue contract payment with accrued interest valued
US$25.5 Million dollars only.

Now we have two payment systems in which you are required to choose one.

1) we are to effect your payment through online banking system with
Santander bank, this means you will open/register an online account
with us, and we shall credit your online account with your payment
value of US$25.5 Million dollars, when you login your user name and
your password to access statement of your account you shall see your
account balance with your US$25.5 Million dollars, you can then
instruct an online transfer of the funds by yourself to any bank
account of your choice around the globe.

2) You can receive your funds US$25.5 Million dollars in cash via our
offshore payment center's in LONDON UK, SOUTH AFRICA, SPAIN, FRANCE,
this means that you will have to travel to any of these countries.
When you arrive to our payment center in any of the countries, you
will see the funds US$25.5 Million dollars with your eyes in cash, all
you need to do is to sign the funds release documents in person and
the funds will be release to you as seeing is believing, after the
funds are been released to you, the chairman of the payment center
will take you to a bank where you will open an account and you and
chairman of the payment center with the protocol officers will move
the funds to the bank and deposit the funds in your account there in
that country and you shall immediately instruct your account officer
to transfer the funds to any bank account of your choice around the
globe.

Finally, you are required to respond urgently to this email with copy
of your international passport or driver's license, your full contact
address and your direct telephone number for easy communication.

Thanks for banking with us.

Dr. Michael R. Moore
Tel : +44 741 855 1918
Email:drmichaelrmoore71@gmail.com

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