419 scam: "Mr. Frank Spencer " <info@admin.org> Hello Dearest

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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:
- "united state of america" (this email uses bad English)
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.
- frankspencer5887@gmail.com (Gmail/GoogleMail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Frank Spencer " <info@admin.org>
Reply-To: frankspencer5887@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 29 May 2020 20:23:48 -0700
Subject: Hello Dearest

Hello Dearest,

Greetings in the name of God, May God blessings be with you and your house hold, my name is Frank Spencer am from Zurich Switzerland but presently in United State Of America

Its a pleasure to write you this email...May the lord be with you and your family in this trial times.i would like to share some words with you, as i think you can make a lot of difference if we talk , become good friends in our lord , and see that with great power , comes great responsibility. I have a business proposal which is safe and risk free, please i want you to get back to me with your full name for more details, as i do not intend to say much now about myself until i hear from you to secure our business from internet fraud.

please respond to my direct email "frankspencer5887@gmail.com"

Regards
Frank

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