419 scam: ANDERSON CHARLES <agentsmichaelkodjooffice@gmail.com> ATM CARD

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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.
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.
- mrsbettyw8@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: ANDERSON CHARLES <agentsmichaelkodjooffice@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mrsbettyw8@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 9 Nov 2021 08:41:09 +0000
Subject: ATM CARD

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OlÃ¡, Meu Bom Amigo.,
Bom dia, meu caro amigo, como estÃ¡s? Tenho o prazer de vos anunciar
que fui capaz de concluir a transferÃªncia do fundo em cooperaÃ§Ã£o com
um novo parceiro. Enquanto isso, no momento estou na Ãndia para
projetos de investimento estrangeiro com minhas prÃ³prias partes do
fundo. No entanto, nÃ£o posso esquecer os seus esforÃ§os passados para
me ajudar a reclamar estes fundos de heranÃ§a, embora tenhamos falhado
devido Ã falta de confianÃ§a entre nÃ³s no passado.

Agora eu quero que vocÃª, com urgÃªncia, entre em contato com meu Pastor
da igreja em LomÃ© Togo, Ãfrica Ocidental, o nome dela Ã© Pastor Dona
Betty atravÃ©s de seu endereÃ§o de e-mail aqui indicado
(mrsbettyw8@gmail.com) eu deixei a soma de us $950,000.00 USD em seus
cuidados para vocÃª, por isso, contacte-la e instruÃ-la para transferir
o valor total de r $950,000.00 que eu compensada vocÃª para o seu
passado esforÃ§o.

AgradeÃ§o muito os seus esforÃ§os anteriores nessa altura. Por isso,
podem contactar a Pastora da minha igreja, a Sra. Betty, e pedir-lhe
que vos instrua sobre como irÃ£o receber o fundo de compensaÃ§Ã£o deixado
ao seu cuidado pelo Sr. Charles.
Obrigado.
Com amistosos cumprimentos,
Sr. Anderson Charles

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