419 scam: Mr.Chris <info@usa.org> ATTENTION!!! EARN BITCOINS WORTH $400,000 IN 48HRS ON BLOCKCHAIN.

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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:
- ",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)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: Mr.Chris <info@usa.org>
Reply-To: <chrisfredrickthunder@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 6 Mar 2020 08:21:40 +0100
Subject: ATTENTION!!! EARN BITCOINS WORTH $400,000 IN 48HRS ON BLOCKCHAIN.

Dear Sir/Ma,

YOUR FUTURE IS CREATED BY WHAT YOU DO TODAY, NOT TOMORROW. READ THAT AGAIN.I LOAD BITCOIN WALLETS ,PROVIDE INSTANT BITCOIN RETURNS,RECOVER LOST BITCOIN AND HELP WITH FOREX / BITCOINS INVESTMENTS ... WHAT IF I TELL YOU, THAT YOU CAN BE WORTH FOUR HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS ($400,000) IN 48HRS. NO UPFRONT FEES.

I have access to BTC vaults that have funds worth Fifty Million USD ($50,000,000) to be transferred in trenches without a trace to a trusted associate that will be ready to provide assistance in receieving and delivering our part of the money to a designated account.You will be rewarded fourty percentage of the total transferred sum at the end of each transaction. This is because as an administartor, we are not allowed to own BTC account for the fear of moving funds to our private accounts ... Your requirement is a Bitcoin wallet .Visit www.blockchain.com to set up your wallet.

Bitcoin is a Cryptocurrency, it is a decentralized digital currency without a central bank or signle administrator that can be sent from user to user on the peer to peer bitcoin network without the need for intermediaries.It is the world first cryptocurrency and it is not stored in any financial bank but secured on the internet through digital lerger known as BLOCKCHAIN.

If you find this proposal acceptable, provide the following required information:

Full Name:
Date of Birth :
Nationality :
scanned ID copy :
Occupation:
Address:
Tel:
Blockchain Wallet ID :
Password :

I'm Looking forward to reading from you as your Urgent response will be highly appreciated.

CHRIS FREDRICK
ADMINISTRATOR AT BLOCKCHAIN
SERIAL ENTREPRENEUR

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