419 scam: "Miss. Gladis Mark"<julietharryonly01@gmail.com> Re: Re: Your ATM ($1,200,000.00 USD)

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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:
- "00,000.00" (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)
- "cotonou" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- +2296235412 (Benin, probably a prepaid mobile phone)
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.
- mterry0003@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Miss. Gladis Mark" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <julietharryonly1@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 1 Oct 2020 04:42:13 +0200
Subject: Re: Re: Your ATM ($1,200,000.00 USD)

Hello My Friend ,

How are you doing.

We are pleased to inform you of the result for the just concluded annual draws of the World Health Organization ( WHO) in Headquarters: Geneva, Switzerland, aim to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for everyone by 2030 from the COVID-19 for year 2020. Your email has been awarded with the sum of $1,200,000.00 USD already credited into an Automated Teller Machine (ATM).

By this message, if you are live, be advice to contact the below person, and forward your address and phone number to him so that you claim your payment Card without further delay.

Contact: Mr. Ben Olle
Address: Cotonou Benin Republic.
His email: mterry0003@gmail.com
Tel: +2296235412

Contact him immediately to receive your payment card or it shall be declare unclaim by next week and your payment will be cancel. Also I found out that some internet element has abused the legality of this humble letter so in case you may have receive similar letter from those scammer please forward it to us.

Thanks,
Miss. Gladis Mark

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