419 scam: Lawrence Pierre Reply my message

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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.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "million dollars" (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)
- ",000,000" (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)
- "% will be for you" (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.

Fraud email example:

From: Lawrence Pierre
Reply-To: <lawrencepierre@consultant.com>
Date: Sat, 11 Jun 2022 10:55:59 -0700
Subject: Reply my message

Attn: Dear Friend,

I am Lawrence Pierre, personal assistant to late Jeffrey Epstein Financier owner, an American billionaire who died sometime ago in new York prison. Two days before his death he instructed me to give $20,000,000 million dollars to an individual for charity work 20% will be for you that will handle the distribution and it should be kept confidential. He also warned me to remain anonymous in the public and the government should not be aware of this donation.

You can view more details about late Jeffrey Epstein on this link
https://news.sky.com/story/jeffrey-epstein-signed-will-two-days-before-death-11789531

http://nymag.com/intelligencer/2019/08/jeffrey-epstein-dies-by-suicide-report.html

Take note: As soon as you respond to this email that you can use this money wisely for charity work i will make urgent arrangement for this money to be with you in seven to ten working days. Also note that this money is in the custody of a finance company for safe keeping which may require you to go their office to sign off some deposit documents before it can be finally released to your custody.

If you are interested to work with me, please reply me with the following details:

Full names:
Address:
Occupation:
Mobile Telephone number: and your means of identification

Regards,

Lawrence Pierre

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