419 scam: "Mr.Christopher Wray" <jamesmays129@gmail.com> ATTENTION

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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:
- "the consignment" (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)
- "consignment " (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.
- icemelda110@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr.Christopher Wray" <jamesmays129@gmail.com>
Reply-To: icemelda11@hotmail.com
Date: Sun, 30 Jan 2022 09:59:06 -0800
Subject: ATTENTION

ATTENTION,

I am Mr.Christopher Wray, General Manager to the Finance, security & Sec.
Services. This note was taken in my office where i was serving
verification documents to the White men Mr. Albert Evans and Mr. James
Adams who stormed my office in company of.
The black man claimed to be your representative and the supervisory
Engineer that supervised Lasso security, company & Sec. Services
(OUR COMPANY) because of their inability to have paid it at the agreed
time.

They said that you were dead and before your death, you appointed them
as the next of kin to your contract fund presently under our custody
these two white men and the black gentleman quickly applied that your
inherited fund should be presented to them at the spot.

The Official responsible for the presentation of consignment quickly
granted approvals to their application and packaged the fund for them
to go with it.When the Lasso security, company & Sec. Services Debit
Note was submitted to my desk for final Approvals before forwarding it
to them for endorsement, I noticed that there are discrepancies as
there was no evidence of authorization letter from you for the change
of beneficiary $13.5 million USD.

I urgently summoned The Official responsible for the presentation of
the consignment and directed him to stop the movement of the funds and
at the same time placed a stop order instruction on the funds pending
when your views and comments are received with regards to this matter.

Please study the attached photograph and respond to me urgently for
your comments which will be highly appreciated, but we will not
hesitate to continue the payment transmission to them if no response
comes from you. Contact me on this Email:(icemelda110@hotmail.com )
Immediately as your silence will be a clear indication that you
authorized them to effect the above changes.

Regards,
Mr.Christopher Wray

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