419 scam: "MR. JAMES STALEY" <otiocornelia739@gmail.com> =?UTF-8?Q?IHRE_ZAHLUNG_IN_H=C3=96HE_VON_5_MILLIONEN_USD_DOLLAR

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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:

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:
- "waiting for your urgent response" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "MR. JAMES STALEY" <otiocornelia739@gmail.com>
Reply-To: controlunit11@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 11 Jan 2023 07:46:33 -0800
Subject: =?UTF-8?Q?IHRE_ZAHLUNG_IN_H=C3=96HE_VON_5_MILLIONEN_USD_DOLLAR_DUR?=
=?UTF-8?Q?CH_EINE_ATM=2DKARTE=2E?=

Achtung: BegÃ¼nstigter,

IHRE ZAHLUNG IN HÃ–HE VON 5 MILLIONEN USD DOLLAR DURCH EINE ATM-KARTE.

Hiermit mÃ¶chten wir Sie offiziell darÃ¼ber informieren, dass Ihre
lÃ¤ngst Ã¼berfÃ¤llige Zahlung in HÃ¶he von 5 Millionen USD genehmigt wurde
und bereit ist, an Sie Ã¼ber Atm MasterCard oder Ã¼ber unsere
banktelegrafische Ãœberweisung oder Ã¼ber unser
Online-BankerÃ¶ffnungskonto in Ihrem Namen freigegeben zu werden, und
Ihnen vollen Zugriff auf Ihre Online gutgeschriebenes Konto.

Sie werden jetzt aufgefordert, Ihre unten angegebenen persÃ¶nlichen
Daten erneut zu bestÃ¤tigen.

1) VollstÃ¤ndiger Name
2)Wohnadresse
3)Telefon-/Handynummer
4) Kopie Ihres Personalausweises
5) Alter/Beruf/Familienstand

Warten auf Ihre dringende Antwort.

Vielen Dank,

Herr James Staley

ENGLISH LANGUAGE BELOW........

Attention:Beneficiary,

YOUR PAYMENT OF $5 MILLION USD DOLLARS THROUGH ATM CARD.

This is to officially inform you that your Long Overdue Payment of $5
Million USD has been approved ready to release to you through Atm
MasterCard or through our Bank Telegraphic wired transfer or through
our Bank Opening Online Account in your name and give you full access
to your Online Creditted Account.

You are advice now to Re-confirm your personal information stated below,

1)Full Name
2)Residential Address
3)Phone/Cell Phone Number
4)Copy of your Id Card
5)Age/Date Of Birth/Month Of Birth/Year Of Birth/Occupation/Marital Status

Waiting for your Urgent response.

Thanks,

Mr. James Staley

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