419 scam: georgebrownhoward <mikegeorge0221@gmail.com> (no subject)

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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:
- "advocaat" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
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.
- georgebrownhoward02@gmail.com (Gmail/GoogleMail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: georgebrownhoward <mikegeorge0221@gmail.com>
Reply-To: georgebrownhoward02@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 15 May 2023 20:43:33 +0200
Subject:

Hallo

Mijn naam is George Brown. Ik ben advocaat van beroep. Ik wil je aanbieden
de nabestaanden van mijn cliÃ«nt. U erft de som van ($ 8,5 miljoen)
dollars die mijn cliÃ«nt voor zijn dood op de bank heeft achtergelaten.

Mijn cliÃ«nt is een burger van uw land die samen met zijn vrouw omkwam
bij een auto-ongeluk
en enige zoon. Ik heb recht op 50% van het totale fonds en 50%
wees voor jou.
Neem hier contact op met mijn privÃ©-e-mail voor meer informatie:
georgebrownhoward02@gmail.com

Bij voorbaat hartelijk dank,
Meneer George Brown,

Hallo

Mein Name ist George Brown. Ich bin von Beruf Rechtsanwalt. mÃ¶chte ich
Ihnen anbieten
die nÃ¤chsten AngehÃ¶rigen meines Mandanten. Sie werden die Summe von
($8,5 Millionen) erben
Dollar, die mein Mandant vor seinem Tod auf der Bank gelassen hat.

Mein Mandant ist ein BÃ¼rger Ihres Landes, der mit seiner Frau bei
einem Autounfall ums Leben kam
und einziger Sohn. Ich habe Anspruch auf 50 % des Gesamtfonds, wÃ¤hrend
50 % Anspruch haben
sein fÃ¼r dich.
Bitte kontaktieren Sie meine private E-Mail hier fÃ¼r weitere Details:
georgebrownhoward02@gmail.com

Vielen Dank im Voraus,
Herr George Brown,

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