419 scam: "William J. Burns, " <works@emines.co.za> Hello Dear,

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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:
- "million 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)
- "courier company" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
- "ecowas " (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
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.
- sergeissouf71@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "William J. Burns, " <works@emines.co.za>
Reply-To: <sergeissouf71@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 13 Dec 2022 16:51:00 -0800
Subject: Hello Dear,

Hello Dear,

I will be very grateful if you can take out your time to read this message and honor it. I have not contacted you to tell you stories but I have contacted you to enlighten you about what is going on globally not only in Africa as many US citizens believe. Corruption is a general disease which inflects only the mind of the greedy ones in a society. This leads many people into different kinds of behaviors. Since day one of my service, as the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency and before the position. I have witnessed a lot of cases and finally a solution was provided not by my power alone but by the grace wisdom applied. I was totally disappointed when I came across your case file and the way it was handled. I went deeply to investigate to know the reason the said fund is not yet delivered to you after all you have spent to the both countries fund monetary agencies( AFRICAN GOVERNMENT) & ( USA GOVERNMENT). And it was a very common reason which is hard for you to figure out quickly, but it takes grace
notice. The reason you couldn't find out is because you gave all trust and believe that as long as you send them the money they will do exactly as instructed. Before I commence, I want to ask you some questions and
These questions will answer the reason why your fund has not been delivered to you despite all your effort and funds invested.

MY QUESTIONS ARE;

1 As the sole beneficiary to this said fund, do you have any original documents in your hand? I don't mean scan copies of documents that might have been sent to you via email?.

2 Did you go in person or send a representative to the fund origin country to sign those papers on your behalf?

3 The person who might have been representing you over there, has he one day sent you the original hard-copies of the document you have been paying for through DHL, UPS OR FEDEX Courier company apart from scan copies on email? This is the major reason why your fund has not been released.

The only thing that gave me joy during my investigation and research is that your funds are real. It was confirmed to me by the fund origin government official today. And the West Africa ECOWAS court chairman has ordered that we send a representative on your behalf who will sign and clear your fund and get all the original documents successfully to you.

William J. Burns, Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, vowed to make sure that I put an end to the cheating. And ensure that your fund is
delivered to your home without any more delay or stress by sending a CIA SPECIAL AGENT to West Africa. His mission going down there is to get all the documents and ensure that your fund is released to you with immediate effect. But we can not make any move without your awareness
and permission. Therefore, we seek permission from you to enable us to achieve the mission.

Get Back to me Via Email with your personal details so that i can Provide you with Contact Details Of Our Trusted Agent to Handle Your Case, and A Lawyer Involve in This Case of Confirmed $15.5 Million Dollars Fifteen Million and Five Hundred Thousand Dollars,

Thank you and God bless you. More information on the subject matter will be detailed after hearing from you.

Best Regards,
Mr. William J. Burns
Director of CiA
Email:sergeissouf71@gmail.com

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