419 scam: tenko@tokounyu.biz Urgent attention 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.
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.
- sgt-mb@usa.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: tenko@tokounyu.biz
Reply-To: mooreannie626@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 21 Nov 2023 00:56:34 -0800
Subject: Urgent attention needed!

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Hello dear,

I'm Dr Brown, a senior health care officer. Working with the US Embassy
here in Italy, to be sincere I'm afraid of disclosing my name to you at
this point in time for security reasons, as we were not known to each
other, I'm really afraid because a leak to this message will cause me a
lot of damages but i have summoned courage to reach out to you based on
the nature of the deal in my possession.

There are these funds in my possession that were sent to us here in
Italy by the US Government for palliative care, during covid-19 in 2021.
The funds were kept in my custody, as the senior health care officer
controlling the financial sector, fortunately, the funds weren't used
for what it was sent for and It happens that no one is aware of these
funds except me
.
Earlier this year I moved all the funds to the French bank as it will be
secured there more than here in Italy where I am. Therefore, I have
contacted you to assist in securing these funds under your name but to
be candid I'm still afraid of entrusting such a colossal amount of
$3,700 000 USD on someone but I have no choice as that is the only
option at the moment to secure the funds. Nevertheless, I have decided
to offer you 30 percent of the total funds hence you can be trusted and
reliable.

This 30% that I'm offering you will be basically on the condition that
you will be accepted to open an online dollar account for me in your
bank and in your name. this online account that you will open in your
bank for me will be where my own share of 70% will be deposited. After
that is done, the access to the online account will be released to me
intact with 70% of my share in the account, then I can change the
password of the account myself. of-course I'm sure you will know the
reason the account must not be opened in my name.

Anyway, I guess you get back to me for better clarification and
comprehension.

Reach me at (sgt-mb@usa.com) will also like to have your whatsApp number

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