419 scam: webam damam <webam11@outlook.com> I Need Your Assistance

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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:

The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "your urgent reply" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
This email message is a next of kin scam.
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.
- johnpowell2088@gmail.com (Gmail/GoogleMail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: webam damam <webam11@outlook.com>
Date: Thu, 10 Nov 2022 22:26:23 +0000
Subject: I Need Your Assistance

Dear friend,

I am contacting you based on £65 Million GBP left in UK bank here by two of our late customers,(Jim and Kirk Hansen), United States oil tycoons who died in a plane crash along with other 9 family members in South Dakota in May, 2022. See the website below:
9 Family Members Die in Plane Crash During Storm in South Dakota, Officials Say (Published 2019)<https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/30/us/south-dakota-plane-crash.html>

Their two sons later died in hospital, hence, there is no other next of kin to locate or inherit the £65 Million GBP deposited in account here in UK for crude oil shipment from Kuwait and Saudi Arabia. If the fund is not cleared after awhile, it will be frozen by the government.
I, need your cooperation to process the relevant documents and transfer the fund to your bank account. After that, we meet to share the money at 60% for me, and 40% for you.
For more details, I wait for your urgent reply.
Email: johnpowell2088@gmail.com

John Powell

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