419 scam: FROM MINISTERY OF FINANCE UGANDA <paypalcustomcare8@gmail.com> ATTENTION BENEFICIARY $5.500.000.00 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:
- "million 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.
- mkasaija35@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: FROM MINISTERY OF FINANCE UGANDA <paypalcustomcare8@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mkasaija35@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 14 Apr 2021 17:40:14 +0100
Subject: ATTENTION BENEFICIARY $5.500.000.00 USD,

From the ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development
Address: Plot 2/12 Apollo Kaggwa Road/ P.O.Box 8147 Shimoni Rd 1,
Kampala, Uganda Official website www.finance.go.ug

Attention:

Sir/Madam, this is to official inform you that your donation funds the
total sum of $5.5 Million US Dollar have been approved by the minister
of finance Uganda and bank of Uganda,

You will receive a check or ATM worth $5.5 million US Dollar from the
Bank of Uganda, the money will be transfer and loaded into an ATM Visa
card which will be issued in your name and send to your address this
week or next, therefore i want you to get back to me with your full
name and address together with your phone number and your id card so
that I will forward your information to the bank of Uganda then the
bank management will contact you and inform you what to do and receive
your fund the sum of $5.5 Million Dollars this week or next, for more
information you can log in to bank official website www.bou.or.ug, you
can reply me on this email address <mkasaija35@gmail.com> am looking
forward to hearing from you,

Best Regards
Matia Kasaija
the current Minister of Finance in Uganda's
Official website www.finance.go.ug
Contact me to my email:(mkasaija35@gmail.com)

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