419 scam: Edward Jones <firstlady.whitehouse009@gmail.com> i await your response

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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:
- "hundred thousand united states 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)
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.
- edward.jone900@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Edward Jones <firstlady.whitehouse009@gmail.com>
Reply-To: edward.jone900@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 15 Jun 2022 18:15:26 +0100
Subject: i await your response

I am Edward Jones the chairman Presidential Task Force on Foreign Debt
Payment, I am
Sending this letter to you to inform you that your long over-due
Lottery, Contract,

Inheritance/Compensation Payment Valued at (USD7.5M) Seven Million Five Hundred
Thousand United States Dollars have been Approved for Immediate Payment,

In carrying out this mandate, We have contracted a Local/Community
Bank in London
United Kingdom to setup a Non-Resident online account for you with
online access to
enable you have total control to the Fund and also give you access to
transfer the fund to any account of your choice in your country by
yourself.

Kindly reconfirm the following information to us if you are among the
beneficiary that have not received their long over-due Lottery,
Contract, Inheritance/Compensation.

1) Your: Full Name===================

2) Your: Full Address================

3) Your: contact telephone and fax number;=====

4) Your: Age and Profession;=========

5) Your:Copy of any valid form of your Identification;===

6) Your:Marital status===========

E-mail edward.jone900@gmail.com

Thank you for your anticipated co-operation.
TREAT AS URGENT.
Edward Jones
Head, e-Payment Division
United Nation

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