419 scam: "Mr. Chris Rhode .S.A"<c.r.s.a-financialadviser@mail.com> Greetings !!

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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:
- "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)
- "i got your email address from " (this SPAM email was probably sent to thousands of people)
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.
- mrslindasadamsadams@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Chris Rhode .S.A" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mrslindasadamsadams@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 8 Jan 2024 03:43:55 -0600
Subject: Greetings !!

Hello Dear,

Greetings, Please accept my apologies for sending a surprise letter to you. Let this not sound strange to you because the only surviving lawyer who would have done this died Last year. I got your email address from your country's guestbook online. I'm Mr. Chris Rhode slinds Adams, a financial Adviser here in the United States of America. I have a very important matter I want to discuss with you.

There is an account withdrawal opened at ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND OFFSHORE BRANCH by a longtime late customer Liudmyla Shestakova. The fund of ($37,600,000.00 (Thirty Seven Million, Six Hundred Thousand Dollars Only) belongs to one of my international clients Liudmyla Shestakova who was killed on July 31, 2022 during Russia's War against Ukraine. Along with his entire family she did not declare any Relatives Apparent when the account was opened, although as her Financial Adviser she told me that she will later forward the name of one of her relatives as her next of kin to the account which she did not fulfill before meeting her death.

The bank wanted to confiscate the said amount if I do not present any of his relatives. I will want to introduce you to the bank as the legitimate next of kin, All I require is your trust and honesty, cooperation and I guarantee you that this will be performed under a legitimate agreement that will protect us from any violation of the law.I agree that 40% of this money will go to you as my foreign partner, 40% to me, while 20% is to establish a baseline for the less privileged in your country.
If you are genuinely interested in my proposal, please refer back to me by providing me with the information below to my email address.( mrslindasadamsadams@gmail.com )

Your full name:
Your Residential Address:
Your Official Occupation:
Your Mobile Number:
Your age:

Additional fund transfer details will be forwarded to you once I receive your willingness to help me execute the fund transaction successfully.

Have a nice day while I wait to receive your feedback.

Yours sincerely,
Mr. Chris Rhode .S.A
Financial Adviser.

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