419 scam: "Alexey" <nishaverma@orfonline.org> Proposal To bixnfleisch@joewein.net

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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.
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.
- johnsonalevey282@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Alexey" <nishaverma@orfonline.org>
Reply-To: johnsonalevey282@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 01 Jun 2017 17:55:44 +0200
Subject: Proposal To bixnfleisch@joewein.net

Esteemed Compliments,
I have packaged a financial transaction that will benefit both of us, as t=
he Branch Manager of Barclays Bank UK. It is my duty to send in a financial=
report to my Head Office at 1 Churchill Place, London, United Kingdom. at =
the end of each year. On the course of the last two years report (2015), I =
discovered that my Branch in which I am the Manager made a proceed of - 2,8=
50,000.00 Euros. (Two million, eight hundred and fifty thousand Euros) whic=
h my Head Office are not aware of nor must they know that I am involved in =
this transaction.
I have since place this fund on what we call SUSPENSE ACCOUNT without any =
beneficiary. As an Officer of the bank I am not directly connected to the f=
und, this is why I am contacting you for us to work so that you can assist =
in receiving this money into your Bank Account for us to SHARE, while you w=
ill have 35% of the total fund. Note: there are practically no risk involve=
d, it will be bank to bank transfer, all I need from you is to stand as the=
Original Depositor of this fund who made the deposit with our branch so th=
at my Head Office can order the transfer to your designated Bank Account. I=
f you accept this offer to work with me, I will appreciate it very much. As=
soon as I receive your kind response, I will give you details on how we ca=
n achieve it successfully.
=

Thanks & Regards,
John Alexey
Email: johnsonalevey282@gmail.com

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