419 scam: "Mr. George A. Gray" <test@test.com> Hello Friend Please Lets Talk

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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:
- ",500,000" (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)
- "00,000.00" (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.
- info.georgegray003@consultant.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. George A. Gray" <test@test.com>
Reply-To: <G006677@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 4 Nov 2022 09:52:59 -0700
Subject: Hello Friend Please Lets Talk

Hello Friend

Re Investing in your Company
How are you doing today ? I apologize for sending you this sensitive information via e-mail (Internet) which has been greatly abused instead of a Certified mail/Post-mail. Well, This is due to the urgency and importance the situation demands at the moment.

Well, My Name is George A. Gray a Consultant and Personal Adviser to most investors here My company, most times represents the interests of Big investor-(HIGH-NETWORTH GOVERNMENT INDIVIDUALS, ) who most times, due to the sensitivity of the position they hold in the Government and the unstable investment environment of this country, for this reasons they evacuate majority of their fund to more stable economies and developed nations where they can make good investment with their funds.

Actually, I saw your email address and went through your profile and confirm it ok, when I was checking through the directories for a foreign partner to associate with my client for a possible business investment abroad, his interested investing in Real-Estate and any order area of your advice there in your country.

So Please I will like to discuss this important issue of the investment with you, please can you confirm the receipt of my email so that we can talk better .please communicate back via my private email address ( info.georgegray003@consultant.com ) for a better discussion.

We are looking at an investment worth about US$17,500,000.00,( Capital fund ), all we need is a trusted and sincere individual or company to deal with in this regard, Please urgently reconfirm back to me if you are capable of handling this transaction.

I wait your urgent response to proceed.

Regards.

George A. Gray
Financial Consultant/Advicer
Email : info.georgegray003@consultant.com

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