419 scam: mail@doc-sign.life From: Mrs. El Srey

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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:
- "million united states dollars" (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.
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.
- elsrey2020@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: mail@doc-sign.life
Reply-To: elsrey2020@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 11 Feb 2021 11:54:59 -0500
Subject: From: Mrs. El Srey

Good day Sir/Ma,

I am Mrs. El Srey, working with One of the banks here in (Southeast
Asia) as the Bank Manager & Audit Committee. During our last banking
Audits, I personally discovered an account belongs to one of our Foreign
Deceased Customer, Late Mr. Wang Jian. The Co-founder and Co-chairman of
HNA Group, a Chinese conglomerate with significant real estate
ownership's across died in an air crash accident.

I am writing to request your assistance in transferring the sum of
$15.000 000.00 (Fifteen Million United States Dollars) into your account
as the Late Mr. Wang Jian Foreign Business Partner.

Meanwhile, before I contacted you. I have done personal investigation in
locating any of Late Mr. Wang Jian relatives who know about the account,
but I came out unsuccessful non and total non. This empowered me more to
believe myself and contact you.

Upon your consideration and acceptance of this offer, I am willing to
offer you 40% for your assistant, while 60% for me which I am planning
to invest into a profitable business venture in your country.

More detailed information will be forwarded to you upon your reply.
Please reply through my private email address at (elsrey2020@gmail.com)

Best Regards

Mrs. El Srey

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