419 scam: "Mrs. Florence Elem" <mikenwale@gmail.com> Compliment of the season.

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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.
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs. Florence Elem" <mikenwale@gmail.com>
Reply-To: info229.office63@aol.com
Date: Sun, 16 Jan 2022 04:45:46 +0100
Subject: Compliment of the season.

How are you, I hope life is treating you nicely? If yes then I'm glad,
we received a notification from one Mr. Lin Chih-wei stating that you
was AFFECTED with DISEASE known as COVID-19 and that you have giving
him the right to claim your funds, he stated you died during the
CORONA-VIRUS.

He has been calling us regarding this issue, but we cannot proceed
with him until we confirm this by not hearing from you after 3days, be
advised that we have made all arrangements for you to receive and
confirm your funds without any more stress, and without any further
delays.

All we need from you if you are alive, just reconfirm your information
to enable us know it's you the real beneficiary is responding.

1. Full Names :...
2. Residential Address :...
3. Direct Cell Number :...
4. Sex :...
5. Age :...
6. Occupation
7. Nationality :...
8. Country :...
9. Marital Status :...

All we need to confirm now is your been DEAD Or still Alive, because
this man's message brought shock to our minds, you know this
coronavirus takes many life worldwide, but that will not make us
proceed with him until we confirm if this is a reality or not, but if
it happened we did not hear from you after 3days, then we will say:
REST IN PERFECT PEACE.

May the peace of the Lord be with you wherever you may be now?

Yours in Services
Mrs. Florence Elem
Minister of Foreign Affairs.

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