419 scam: PATRICK CONNOLLY <nutra@troikaanutrasciences.com> Re: REPLY IS 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.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "million united states dollars" (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)
- ",000,000" (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)
- "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)
- "god-fearing " (scammers in West Africa like to use religious phrases)
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.
- patrickandfconnolly@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: PATRICK CONNOLLY <nutra@troikaanutrasciences.com>
Reply-To: PATRICK CONNOLLY <patrickandfconnolly@gmail.com>
Date: 5 Aug 2024 02:19:03 -0700
Subject: Re: REPLY IS NEEDED

Respected,

My name is Patrick and my wife Frances Connolly. I am 57 years old by the grace of God. I am a God-fearing Man. When my wife and I won the sum of £115M (January 4th, 2019), I was thrilled as I knew that I would make beneficial use of it in the future. Over the past 4 years my wife and I have spread most of our wealth to a number of charitable organizations in my community and neighboring countries. However, as God directed me, I want to help across international borders before I pass on.
If you get this email in your mailbox/spam folder then your email was approved and selected to receive $3Million from the just concluded and official announcement of results of the Electronic Online selection organized by my IT coordinating manager.
A Draft (Check) of $3,000,000.00 (Three Million United States dollars) has been issued in your name as a beneficiary in good faith.
I request that you should use 75% ($2,250,000.00) to solve your personal and family financial needs, while the remaining 25% ($750,000.00), I want you to please donate to any Charitable entity around you; more especially the ones that deal with the issue of cancer as this has killed 2 persons in my family.
Send me a direct email to my privte email below:

MY PRIVATE EMAIL IS: patrickandfconnolly@gmail.com

You can use the link below to read about my Euromillion winning on the BBC NEWS available for the whole world to see.
https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/northern-ireland/watch-frances-and-patrick-connolly-from-moira-revealed-as-115m-euromillions-lottery-winners-37680316.html

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