419 scam: Anderson Michael <williamdudley333@gmail.com> Dear Friend

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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:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "million united state 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)
- "united state dollar" (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.
- andersonmicheal3338@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Anderson Michael <williamdudley333@gmail.com>
Reply-To: andersonmicheal3338@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 26 Oct 2021 04:33:00 -0700
Subject: Dear Friend

Dear Friend

PLEASE READ AND REPLY URGENTLY.

I am Anderson Michael, I was among the US Military force withdrawal
from Afghanistan. I got your contact through a discreet search from
the Internet, The reason why Iâ€™m explaining my findings to you is to
seek your assistance to enable you to contribute immensely to the
actualization of my dream.

While in Afghanistan I and my group of 2 men in the buildings
occupied by Taliban's, Immediately we proceeded to the site to our
utmost surprise we discovered an underground bunker in one of the
buildings.

Upon investigation of the bunker to our surprise we discovered boxes
safely hidden and sealed, coded, I told my men to open the boxes in
order to find out the contents and when they were opened to our
amazement the boxes contained some US Dollars which amounted to $12.M
(Twelve Million united state dollars)after I and two of the men
counted them.

I however instructed them to keep this in high secret so that we can
have the money to ourselves, they all agreed to the plan and we
deposited the box with a foreign security company there in Afghanistan
as we can not carry it out by ourselves for security reasons.

We are now in desperate need of a "Reliable and Trustworthy" person
like you who would receive, secure and protect these boxes containing
the US Dollars for us as our assignment elapses there. We cannot leave
the box here in Afghanistan for any reason since Afghanistan is
getting unsafe and dangerous everyday. I assure and promise to give
you 10% of this fund, however feel free to negotiate what you wish to
have as your percentage in this deal.

Please assure me of you keeping this topmost secret within you so that
my job would not be jeopardized.
If this is acceptable by you to assist, please quickly send to me your
details and address where we can send the box to, then we will have to
make all the arrangements for the delivery with one delivering company
there and we don't want to delay any long in moving this box out of
the country.

Upon your response to my mail I will send my ID to you so that you can
identify me when I come over to meet you in your country for the
sharing after you have received the box. Kindly reply to me on this
email address (andersonmicheal3338@gmail.com)

Please Reply

My Sincere regards,
Anderson Michael

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