419 scam: "MR. COLBERT REAGAN"<colbertreagan70@gmail.com> URGENT 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.
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.
- colbertreagan24@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "MR. COLBERT REAGAN" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <colbertreagan24@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 19 May 2022 22:20:13 -0000
Subject: URGENT ATTENTION

Dearest Friend,

Good day and how are you doing? I hope my email finds you in good faith. I am Mr. Colbert Reagan, General Manager of MENSKO MINING (PTY) LTD. Please note: I have a very important business partnership deal to discuss with you. I noticed that I will be safe with you after going through your profile while searching for a reliable investor and business executive to partner with. I inherited an abandoned government funds from my late CEO Dr Mensah Kofi, who was helping corrupted politicians to detached government funds to oversee banks without executing their projects, contracts and while people are dying of poverty here.

Reason and source of the funds, before the demise of my CEO, he trusted the sum of twelve million, five hundred thousand United States of American dollars ($12,500.000) to be moved as usual for

them, but death took him away unannounced 2 month ago without any other person aware of this information. I have the money with me in the bank and I want to entrust it to you to invest it in your business or any good idea that will profit us as I cannot invest it here in my country to avoid being questioned after the death of my CEO how I realized such an amount of money.

Please I will arrange and ensure the funds gets to you and the only request I want from you is sincerity, honesty and trust also to give me your:

Names

Address

Telephone Number

Country of Origin

With assurance that you will invest, manage the funds with 50% 50% for each. This is risk free, no greed, no other party except both of us. Please if you consider my request interesting and worthy, kindly reply with the required details to this email: colbertreagan24@gmail.com

Meanwhile, upon receiving your details I will explain further to you and fund release. Thank you for your kind understanding and consideration.

Best Regards

Mr. Colbert Reagan

General Manager

Mensko Mining (Pty) Ltd

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