419 scam: "Mr. Christopher Wray" <mavisvanda@gmail.com> Federal Bureau of Investigation

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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.
- wraychristopher598@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Christopher Wray" <mavisvanda@gmail.com>
Reply-To: wraychristopher598@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 8 Oct 2022 07:36:12 +0100
Subject: Federal Bureau of Investigation

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ATTENTION!!!
From the FBI
Read and get back to me is very urgent!!!

This is Mr. Christopher Wray the FBI director.

There's a compensation funds in your name that worth the sum of $5.5
million USD, which the Government has been approved on your behalf to
compensate you, but it came to our noticed that you are communicating
with some imposter's claiming to be an organization or office who has
the money for you, and they will be demanding you to make an advance
payment before you can receive that your funds,
But I want to let you know that those people are internet fraudstar
who steal money from peoples hard earns money.

So I advised you to stop any other communication you are having with
anyone or any office who claimed to have your funds, because all
they want is to scam money out from you and you won't receive anything,
If you insist on communicating with them we are going to arrest you
and file you for
fraudulent activities and the court will charge you some years in prison.
so restrict them from sending you false email or texting you right
now to avoid unnecessary issues.
And once you are done with that, then get back to us, because we are
the only one appointed by the GOVERNMENT to convey this your
compensation funds which was legally been approved on your behalf.
So get back to me as soon as you get this email before it will be too late.

Conctacting Email address; wraychristopher598@gmail.com

And recornfirm your information below;

Your Full name...
Your Home address...
Your Phone number...
Your Occupation...
Your Country...
Your sexâ€¦

Best regards
MR. Christopher Wray.
The FBI managing director.

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