419 scam: "Ms. Annabel Johnson" <parisonlymb@gmail.com> =?UTF-8?B?UmU6IFJlOiDigqwzNSwwMDAuMDAwLjAwLCBBaWQgdG8gVWtyYWluZQ==?=

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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: "Ms. Annabel Johnson" <parisonlymb@gmail.com>
Reply-To: robertedmundsonly@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 16 Mar 2022 14:57:29 +0100
Subject: =?UTF-8?B?UmU6IFJlOiDigqwzNSwwMDAuMDAwLjAwLCBBaWQgdG8gVWtyYWluZQ==?=

Hello My Dear

Please receive my cordial greetings and I hope my message finds you in
good health.

My Name is Mrs. Annabel Johnson and I hope you understand English? I'm
a citizen of Leeds in England, the United Kingdom and I have a good
reason for contacting you over the issue in Ukraine which will be of
benefit to you in the future if handled properly by you my new friend.

As it may interest you to know, I once worked with the British
government but I have been put in jail since last year 2021 and I am
contacting you from the internet so that you can help me as
Humanitarian aid to Ukraine. I am interested in using you to build
real estate and Schools destroyed by Russian soldiers in Ukraine and
to get food for their kids.

I have Thirty Five Million Euro ( â‚¬35,000.000.00 ) secretly deposited
with a private Security Company in Athens-Greece and I would like the
funds to be claimed on my behalf by you since I cannot afford to
handle it by myself because of my correct situation so that you can
now use the money for me in Ukraine mentioned above.

Once you claim the money from Greece, 60% will be used in Ukraine as I
mentioned and 40% for you and I would like you to forward your
detailed information to me if you are interested and capable of
helping me conclude this urgently because Ukraine is really suffering
now.

Thanks and my best regards,
Mrs.Â Annabel Johnson
A4, London WC2N 5DU, United Kingdom
linkedin.com/in/annabel-johnson-868a5a230

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