419 scam: Expera Ingrid <info@aaa-natural.xsrv.jp> Dear Sir

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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: Expera Ingrid <info@aaa-natural.xsrv.jp>
Reply-To: expingridd@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 14 Nov 2024 18:42:34 +0100
Subject: Dear Sir

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Dear Sir.

First, let me start by introducing myself,I am Barr Expera Ingrid,I
work with Barclays Bank United Kingdom as head of accounting
department. We had a foreign customer Late Mr.Ron and he died 10 years
Aug. The said person has an account with our bank totaling
GBP10,580,000.00 (Ten Million Five Hundred and Eighty Thousand British
Pounds) , after his death our bank has not had anyone who came for the
claim of this fund as either his relation or even as a friend. If this
fund is not claimed it will be confiscated and transferred into the
government account and it will become history.
I cannot directly transfer out this money without the help of a
foreigner
and that is why I am contacting you for assistance. As the Account
Officer
to the deceased, coupled with my present position and status in the
bank,
I have moved the fund secretly to a cryptocurrency secured broker
company
in Australia.
I have contacted you for participation in this transaction, I want you
to
receive this fund and keep it safe for disruption between me and you. I
carefully worked out this transaction and there is practically no risk
involved.Get back to me for more details and the way forward.

Regards.

Barr Expera Ingrid.

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