419 scam: "Mrs.Sharon Murray" <fbiagentmikedoweny1@gmail.com> Greeting to you

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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:
- "a security company " (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
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.
- sharon.murray76@aol.com (AOL; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs.Sharon Murray" <fbiagentmikedoweny1@gmail.com>
Reply-To: sharon.murray76@aol.com
Date: Mon, 26 Apr 2021 00:44:57 +0100
Subject: Greeting to you

In accordance to my religious persuasion, I felt expedient to write
and inform you on the wicked conspiracy hatched by the duo of Mr.Eric
Robinson and Mr. Lanre Williams of the Ministry of Finance and some of
the Finance Ministry staffs to divert your money to their designated
account in Europe.From my position as a lowly clerk in this office, I
discovered that they moved the fund from Africa to London, UK and then
moved it last week to Banco Italiano in ITALY. Today I found out
through the Central computer database that they are about to re-route
back your fund to a security company in USA. With this, I felt that it
is important for me to alert you on this development. They are still
using your name and contract/inheritance identification number as the
beneficiary but they have changed the account co-ordinate and this is
the reason they are frustrating you by asking for endless fees in
other to buy time pending on when they will transfer your funds to
their designated account in Cayman Islands.

I have the reference number of the transaction and also I have the
number of the official who is directly in charge at the SECURITY
COMPANY in USA. Your payment is supposed to go through the UK credit
control financial clearing house before final Lodging into the
security company there in USA. All the data about your claim profile
are within my reach. I do not need gratification from you either in
cash or kind. I can never be a part of evil. Please respect my
discretion in this matter, you can send an email to me so that I can
give you the reference number and the name and contact information of
the official of the security company in USA.

I repeat, please do not expose my person, it is not easy to get jobs
around here and I cannot contend with these powerful individuals
because they can eliminate me just like that. reply me through this
email (sharon.murray76@aol.com) if you are interested in getting your
long over due payment.

God bless you,
Mrs.Sharon Murray

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