419 scam: "Mrs. Lindas Adams"<mrs-lindaoffice@mail.com> Very Urgent About Your Payment Fund

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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 states 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)
- "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)
- "fund beneficiary" (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)
- "power of attorney" (with your bank details and a power of attorney form criminals sometimes empty bank accounts)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
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.
- mrslindasadamsadams@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs. Lindas Adams" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mrslindasadamsadams@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 19 Sep 2023 14:17:06 -0700
Subject: Very Urgent About Your Payment Fund

To: Fund Beneficiary,

This is to inform you that your fund has being approved by WORLD BANK TO JORDAN ISLAMIC BANK and we notice that a lot of fake office have being sending you e-mails regarding this fund, we hereby instructing you to stop anything you are doing with anybody from now, sequel to your agreement with Mr. Herrera Valverda Jaime Samuel that based in south Africa but From REPUBLIC of PERU to claim your compensation fund of Two Million Four Hundred Thousand United States Dollars only (US$2,400,000.00) in our bank JORDAN ISLAMIC BANK.

We received many documents issued by you, payments has been made by Mr. Herrera Valverda Jaime Samuel to actualize this dream but we want to confirm if you are the one that issued this letter of authorization /power of attorney to him to claim your compensation fund.

Sincerely, you are a lucky person because I have just discovered that some top Nigerians and British Government Officials are interested in your fund and they are working in collaboration with One Mr. Herrera Valverda Jaime Samuel to frustrate you and thereafter divert your fund into their own personal account. I have a very limited time to stay here in Jordan so I would like you to urgently respond to this message so that I can advise you on how best to confirm your fund in your account, which is the final word to your fund's release.

If these documents are from you, please send us an email with a letter confirming and authorizing us to transfer the said fund to him without delay.

I have called but no response, more information will be given to you on a receipt of your positive acknowledgment.

We need urgent reply from you for confirmation and more information about your fund.

Thanks.

Mrs. Lindas Adams (JORDAN ISLAMIC BANK Board Member)
Jordan – Amman – Shmeisani Thaqafa Street – 11 August St.
P.O Box: 926225 Postal Code: 11190 Jordan – Amman
Telephone: 96265684755
Fax at : 96265666326 – 96265606144
E-mail: mrslindasadamsadams@gmail.com

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