419 scam: Randy Vickers <valeriekoavile12@gmail.com> Payment

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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:
- ",000,000" (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)
- "00,000.00" (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.
- sergiomarinez71@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Randy Vickers <valeriekoavile12@gmail.com>
Reply-To: sergiomarinez71@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 10 Jan 2022 03:38:14 -0800
Subject: Payment

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Attention!

This notification email is to inform you that your fund has been
released after a brief meeting held by the Organization for Economic
Co-operation and Development (OECD), Global Discovery Fund management,
representatives from the United States, Europe, Asia, Middle East and
Africa. It was resolved that all the Contract Payments, Compensation
payments, Inheritance, next-of-kin, super hurricane Sandy owed to
Government, Companies or Individuals will be paid to all the
beneficiaries.

Your Overdue payment of US$8,000,000.00 has been released and approved
for payment to you. You are receiving this constructive email from the
Information security office because your email address is among those
that will partake in the payment schedule. Be advised to get in touch
with the general superintendent of your funds via email: (
sergiomarinez71@gmail.com ) to guide you on how you will receive your
funds.

Note, Global Discovery Fund management was set up to discover all
unpaid funds owed to Government, Companies or Individuals. This vital
information was discovered through our Intelligence Monitoring Network
System. So, kindly contact the superintendent of your funds with your
full information to receive your Overdue payment.

Your Full Name
Phone Number
Address

Warm Regards
Randy Vickers
Chief information security officer (CISO).

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