419 scam: MR ALEJANDRO <louisdejoy51@gmail.com> Attention please

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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:
- "courier service" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
- "courier company" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
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.
- mayorkasalejandro2266@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: MR ALEJANDRO <louisdejoy51@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mayorkasalejandro2266@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 1 Mar 2023 23:58:43 -0800
Subject: Attention please

We have decided to pay your funds through (ATM VISA Card) This
arrangement was initiated/constituted by the World Bank, United Nation
and Bank of America, due to fraudulent activities going on within the
world, The World Bank, United Nations and Bank of America introduced
this payment arrangement as to enable our Contract, Winning Prize,
inheritance beneficiary to receive their fund without any
interference.

The ATM VISA Card was contracted and powered by GOLD CARD WORLDWIDE.
The ATM VISA CARD is credited with the sum of $28.500.000.00 united
states dollars, it is already loaded on the Master Card which you can
use to access your fund in any ATM machine worldwide and we have
concluded delivery arrangement with the below courier services
companies and their delivery time is stated below so you have to chose
one company among those .

1; FedEx=5hrs/$250,
2:Bank to bank transfer/300
3;Online bank transfer/500
4; DHL=12hrs/$200,
5; UPS=8hrs/$100,

To enable the delivery proceed immediately today, Note that you will
be liable to pay the delivery fee of the ATM VISA Card with any of the
above courier company of your choice before the delivery will take
place to your destination address, Kindly provide them with the below
details in your response to this email address:
mayorkasalejandro2266@gmail.com

let them know which courier company you would want them to use for the
shipment of your ATM VISA Card to you. kindly reconfirm your delivery
address to avoid delivering your package to the wrong person.

Thanks,
MR;ALEJANDRO MAYORKAS the Secretary
Of The United States Department Of Homeland
Security and the United States Commissioner
Of Customs and Border Protection.
Email:mayorkasalejandro2266@gmail.com

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