419 scam: Mr.Smith Moore Your Urgent Attention Is Needed

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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:
- "hundred thousand united state 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)
- ",500,000" (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)
- "00,000.00" (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)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
- "courier service" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
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.
- mrsgiftcoledpt@usa.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Mr.Smith Moore
Reply-To: <mrsgiftcoledpt@usa.com>
Date: Mon, 28 Aug 2023 13:20:29 -0700
Subject: Your Urgent Attention Is Needed

Greetings!

My name is Mr.Smith Moore, newly appointed Falconx Courier Service regular delivery director Head office in San Francisco, CA United States, I assumed this office today and after going through the files of the previous records I discovered that there are six parcels containing ATM cards each one attached with an email address of the owner on it. The former appointee of this office (Richard Moore Jr.) failed to carry out the delivery as it was instructed and programmed. Probably one of his reasons for not carrying out the delivery was that you could not provide your delivery address and other information to him for the completion of the shipment as he remarked.

According to the content recorded in each file, the ATM card parcel was deposited by one Senior Evangelist Mathew Peterson who died last year as a charity awarded foundation money to each of the six of you. On the statement he wrote on the list, he stated that each of the aforementioned ATM cards contains the sum of$10,500,000.00 (Ten Million, Five Hundred Thousand United State Dollars) and he found your email address as reputable and capable persons that can use the charity awarded ATM Cards money to change the lives of people.

Senior Evangelist Mathew Peterson also on the statement he wrote on the list stated that 60% of the total money contain in the ATM card should be given to charity home and less privileged people while 40% goes to you as gift to motivate you carry out his wish, also from his letter the name and email address of his attorney was provided for you to reach out to him for more information regarding the charity awarded ATM card.

I will send the same message of the same content to other five abandoned ATM CARDS each at the same time and please if you found this message in your spam/junk folder it could be due to your Internet Service Provider (ISP) so move the message to your inbox before you reply. Please note that the aforementioned ATM cards has been returned to the issuing bank for security reasons as directed by the management board after long time without any claim of ownership.

Please contact attorney Mrs Gift Cole via her email address below she will guide you how to make claim of your ATM card money from the issuing bank.

Contact Name: Mrs Gift Cole

Contact Email: mrsgiftcoledpt@usa.com

Regards,

Mr.Smith Moore

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