419 scam: "Ferdinand Hugh" <ferdinand.hugh21@sent.com> Confidential

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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:
- "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal trying to scam you - arrests of online criminals are rare)
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.
- ferdinand.hugh21@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Ferdinand Hugh" <ferdinand.hugh21@sent.com>
Reply-To: ferdinand.hugh21@gmail.com
Date: 10 Apr 2019 04:09:16 +0300
Subject: Confidential

Warm greetings.

I know my email will come as a surprise to you; my name is Mr. Ferdinand Hugh. I am an operation manager in my bank and also the personal investment adviser of my late client.

I would like to introduce you to my bank as a next of kin to my diseased client, the main reason why I needed you in this is because you answer the same surname with the diseased person. I have all the necessary original documents regarding these funds, no one knows about this except you and i at the moment.

This is 100% risk free business. reply to my email below, immediately you get this message so I could be able to tell you more and how to proceed. while replying this email attach your telephone number so that I will call you.

Yours sincerely

Ferdinand Hugh

Reply to: ferdinand.hugh21@gmail.com

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