419 scam: Philips Benelux <mrjohnedwardups@gmail.com> GREETINGS DEAR BENEFICIARY,

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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: Philips Benelux <mrjohnedwardups@gmail.com>
Reply-To: philipsbenelux38@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 7 Feb 2022 18:43:13 +0100
Subject: GREETINGS DEAR BENEFICIARY,

I found your contact information from your countryâ€™s National Public Record
while searching for a last name that is similar to that of my late client.
My late client was a business magnate who had lived and worked with an
energy company here in Belgium for over two decades, but he died of a heart
attack a year following the demise of his wife and two children in a
horrifying car accident.

My client has an unclaimed "transfer on death" ("TOD") monetary savings
valued at 9.8 million euros. As his lawyer, the Bank has mandated that I
present a member of his family to make claims. It is based on this that I
seek your collaboration.

With your collaboration, I am in a position to file your name as my
client's living beneficiary, so the release of the 9.8 million EUR will be
processed in your favor.

Full details will be communicated upon your assenting response.
Regards, P. B. Brussels, Belgium

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