419 scam: "Mr. George McConnell" <> Attn: Beneficiary!

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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.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "agent.ericrobbert@aliyun.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. George McConnell" <>
Reply-To: agent.ericrobbert@aliyun.com
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 01:19:39 -0700
Subject: Attn: Beneficiary!

Attn: Beneficiary!

My name is Mr. George McConnell the Director of Financial Security and Trust Fund Builders, please be informed that at the recently concluded meeting with the World Bank, United Nations and US Government regarding global financial matters, after thorough review of all unclaimed inheritance fund, contract fund and lottery compensation fund with various financial institutions in conjunction with the International Monetary Fund auditors assessment report your email address have been approved to receive a compensation fund worth of US$3.5 Million with Ref No. IMF/WB/02P/2023-J10.

For claim kindly contact Compensation & Finance House agent Mr.Eric Robbert via his personal email (agent.ericrobbert@aliyun.com), please fill and send the below information to him in order to start processing your payment.

* Full Name:
* Gender:
* Residential address:
* Country:
* Direct telephone number:
* Ref No:

After verification of your information, you will be contacted with detailed information of procedures for the immediate release and payment of your compensation fund without any hitch whatsoever.

Regards,
Mr. George McConnell.

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