419 scam: Caroline Flint <xinfoadminx@planacon.eng.br> Letter From Caroline Flint/Urgent Reply 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:

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.

Fraud email example:

From: Caroline Flint <xinfoadminx@planacon.eng.br>
Reply-To: info@sormazgroup.com
Date: Wed, 31 Jan 2024 12:17:01 -0300
Subject: Letter From Caroline Flint/Urgent Reply Needed

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Guten Tag,

Ich bin Frau Caroline Flint, Account Officer bei Melli Bank Plc.

Ich habe beschlossen, eine vertrauliche Zusammenarbeit mit Ihnen fÃ¼r die
DurchfÃ¼hrung dieses im Folgenden beschriebenen GeschÃ¤fts zum
beiderseitigen Nutzen anzustreben. WÃ¤hrend unserer PrÃ¼fung im letzten
Monat habe ich nicht beanspruchte/aufgegebene Gelder in HÃ¶he von
insgesamt 84 Millionen US-Dollar auf einem Konto bei der Dollar
Domiciliary Bank entdeckt, das einem Kunden gehÃ¶rt, der vor sieben
Jahren leider bei einem Autounfall sein Leben und seine gesamte Familie
verloren hat.

In diesem Zusammenhang benÃ¶tige ich dringend Ihre uneingeschrÃ¤nkte
Kooperation bei der Ãœberweisung dieses Geldes von unserer Bank, um zu
verhindern, dass unsere Bank diesen Betrag beschlagnahmt. Unser
AnteilsverhÃ¤ltnis betrÃ¤gt 50 % fÃ¼r Sie und 50 % fÃ¼r mich.

Sollten Sie Interesse an einer Zusammenarbeit mit mir haben, wenden Sie
sich bitte an mich, um weitere Informationen und Richtlinien zu
erhalten.

Beste grÃ¼ÃŸe,
Frau Caroline Flint

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