419 scam: Mr E ZONGO <typq112@gmail.com> I need your response

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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:
- "transfer into your account" (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)
- "million us 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)
- "is 100% risk-free" (almost true for the criminal trying to scam you - arrests of online criminals are rare)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: Mr E ZONGO <typq112@gmail.com>
Reply-To: hffm20@bk.ru
Date: Sun, 29 Jan 2023 05:53:00 +0000
Subject: I need your response

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Greetings,

I have chosen to contact you. This is in connection with $10.2million
US dollars that i want my bank management to transfer into your
account if you agree with me, The money belongs to a deceased foreign
investor who died of coronavirus in the year 2020, I will present you
to my bank as his Next of Kin, This business is 100% risk-free sure, I
want us to share at the ratio of 50% 50% each after the transfer into
your bank account.

Kindly contact me as soon as possible for further details.

Yours Faithfully,
Mr. Eric ZONGO

Anti-fraud resources:

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