419 scam: "Mrs. Samantha Cameron" <juybhu@gmail.com> RE: Dear Sir , UPDATE NEEDED,

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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: "Mrs. Samantha Cameron" <juybhu@gmail.com>
Reply-To: post.nationality.british@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 10 Mar 2020 09:29:39 -0700
Subject: RE: Dear Sir , UPDATE NEEDED,

*Dear Sir,I am Mrs. Samantha Cameron. Nationality British, I'm married i
live in London United Kingdom, My Occupation a Business Executive.I deal on
Private Purchasing & Supply Project Material etc. this is a good time to
reinvest funds and to make great returns, can you be of help to receiving
payments of supplies made to my clients to your company account in the
United States and Canada I sincerely desire a totally committed partner.Why
i decided to post the job. Itâ€™s always too expensive and stressful for me
to come to the United States and Canada and receive such payment in a
month.I am willing to pay you 10% for every payment received and These
payments May come in Check, via bank to bank transfer or direct deposit
into your bank account base on what my client decides to pay. Sure No cost
involved. Can you be of help?Waiting for your response. Have a great
day.Regards .Mrs. Samantha Cameron. *

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