419 scam: "Aamir Abdul Abbas"<abdulaamirabbas@gmail.com> Re: From: Administrative and Financial Manager (RAF)

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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:
- "your urgent reply" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
- "diplomatic agent" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- +447386755296

Fraud email example:

From: "Aamir Abdul Abbas" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <aamirabdulabbas@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 14 Jun 2024 02:18:58 -0700
Subject: Re: From: Administrative and Financial Manager (RAF)

Dear Recipient

We are a London-based legal fund recovery company.

DUE TO THE IMPORTANT WE RESEND THIS MESSAGE AND LOOK FORWARD FOR YOUR URGENT REPLY.

We refer to the series of meetings the UN held with the IMF, World Bank Group, and all the Federal Reserve concerning scam victims and those unscrupulous officials who teamed with dishonest bankers, diplomatic agents, and crypto financial institutions to divert their funds. Your name is shortlisted to receive your fund.

We work in conjunction with the above-appropriate authorities, and they have mandated us to pay your overdue outstanding fund within the government's stipulated timeline. It is important to bring to your knowledge that the government ordered us to effect the transfer to you without charge, and anybody who demands or requests upfront payment from you to receive your funds is a scam artist. Please report the person to the authority.

Below is what is required of you to receive your funds:

Your address and accessible phone number

The mode of payment that is comfortable for you to receive your fund.

The emails and phone numbers of those insincere people cheating on your hard-earned income and frustrating you for their own self-interest

Your profession and marital status

The amount/s you are expecting to receive

The origin of the fund

An email-scanned copy of your government ID

Your funds will be transferred to you within the official 72 hours (3 days) upon receiving the above information.

Best regards
Aamir Abdul Abbas
Administrative and Financial Manager (RAF)
Phone number: +447386755296
Office Address: Unit 57, Bernard St., London, WC1N 1BS, United Kingdom
Funds Recovery specializes in helping victims of online financial fraud get their money back. The team offers consulting as well as recovery services and prides itself on their transparent, professional approach.

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