419 scam: "Mrs.Bessel Harris.)" <antonialancastrefnltt@bol.com.br> =?utf-8?q?2019_WORLD_INTERNET

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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:
- "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)
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.
- donmilton707@gmail.com (Gmail/GoogleMail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs.Bessel Harris.)" <antonialancastrefnltt@bol.com.br>
Reply-To: donmilton707@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 06 Aug 2019 00:25:04 +0100
Subject: =?utf-8?q?2019_WORLD_INTERNET_PROGRAMS=C2=AE=2E?=

Attention: Dear Prominent Internet Users. How are you today? We hope this m=
ail meets you in a perfect condition. This is a total cash prize of $1.5 Mi=
llion United States Dollars, given to the First One Hundred (100) people wh=
o are to be Compensated in this year WORLD INTERNET PROGRAMS. All participa=
nts were selected randomly from World Wide Web site through Computer Draw S=
ystem (CDS) and extracted from over 50,000 Companies Worldwide. We are usin=
g this opportunity to thank you for using the Internet Daily, Due to your e=
ffort, Using Internet Daily, we want to compensate you and show our gratitu=
de to you with the sum of $1.5 Million United States Dollars only, We have =
arranged your payment through Cashier Checks, which is the latest instructi=
on from First US Bank Reconciliation Office {First US Bank}. The Payment Ce=
nter will send you a Cashier Checks of your money and you can Deposit it at=
your Banks or any Union Pay Credit outlets in the world, you are hereby se=
lected as an honor for this payment approval, which you are to acknowledge =
the receipt of this mail to the Logistic Department by email listed below. =
Your ID: 345HE45 Claim Number: 809366E Contact Agent. Mr Don Milton with be=
low E-mail and also sent him a Sms Messages to his Number with your Claim N=
umber and ID. Compensation Office and Logistics Vaults Contact Agent: James=
Martins E-mail: donmilton707@gmail.com Thanks and God bless you and your f=
amily, Hope to hear from you soon. Yours Faithfully, Mrs.Bessel Harris. 201=
9 WORLD INTERNET PROGRAMS=AE.

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