419 scam: "From Dr. Chris. Loewald." <kkjjus@gmail.com> RE......

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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:
- "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal trying to scam you - arrests of online criminals are rare)
- "dormant account" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
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.
- drchris4040@consultant.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "From Dr. Chris. Loewald." <kkjjus@gmail.com>
Reply-To: drchristopherloewald00@executivemail.co.za
Date: Mon, 13 Jun 2022 02:20:43 -0700
Subject: RE......

Good day, Hope my email finds you in good faith

I sort your information from the South African Citizen record list
file, I am with this business deal of interest I am Dr. Christ
Loewald. From South African Reserve Bank, Head Economic Research fund
Payment System Department. I am contacting you to know if you can be
trusted and interested in this deal, looking at the present situation
in our country South African, this COVID-19, which have drown our
economy to recession/depression I am in a position for the deal of
this lucrative amount of R50, 000 000.00 (FIFTY Million Rand) if we
can simply reach a consensus.

To be open to you, there is a dormant account I confirmed in my
position as the Head of Economic Research fund Payment System
Department Director. Which I am in position to shift the funds to
another account. But I cannot shift the funds directly to my account
because the Board Executive Management will find out, to avoid that
suspicion I need an outsider that I can send these funds to his/her
account.

For us to execute this deal, I will only be needing your banking
details, your full names, address, a copy of your ID/ Passport and
your direct cell number for easy communication and for record. I will
need to gain your trust and you should not betray me by being greedy
once this is successful. These funds will help us and with me this is
100% risk free since this account has not been active since the year
1996.

For the terms/percentage you will take 50% and I will take 50% you
need to get back to me with the above information once you accept my
offer. You don t need to worry or think order wise because I am the
Head Economic Research fund Payment System Department Director, I have
the authority to erase any trace/everything out of the system as soon
as I am done with the transfer to whatever account provided by you,
and once more this is a risky 100% free transaction.

Please here is my private E-mail Address Where you can contact me

( drchris4040@consultant.com )

I will wait to hear from you. Thanks.
Best Regards.
Dr. Chris. Loewald.

I BELIEVE YOU WILL WORK IN TRUST

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