419 scam: Christopher Connor <conment750@gmail.com> BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP APPROACHED

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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:
- "hundred thousand united states 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)
- ",500,000" (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)
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.
- connorc850@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Christopher Connor <conment750@gmail.com>
Reply-To: connorc6697@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 9 Mar 2023 11:49:43 +0300
Subject: BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP APPROACHED

Dear Sir/Ma,

This is a personal email directed to you and I request that it should
be treated as such.My name is Christopher Connor, Head of Accounts
Management Section of a well-known Bank here.One of our accounts with
a holding balance of USD$10,500,000 (Ten Million Five Hundred Thousand
United States Dollars) in a fixed deposit has been dormant for some
years,

The owner died in a car accident with his wife and only son whom he
registered as next of kin in the official paper works of the holding
account. The bank has written several letters to the embassy with
intent to locate any of his extended relatives who shall be
claimants/beneficiaries to his account but all efforts have been to no
avail.

According to the law here the fund will revert to the ownership of the
bank and government if nobody applies to claim the fund. I have
reasoned professionally and on this note, decided to search for a
credible person as a partner in which I came across your contact on a
crypt excel directory sheet that I may with your consent, present you
to the "trustee" bank as our late customer surviving family member so
as to enable you put up a claim to the bank in that capacity as his
next of kin ,

All I require is your honest cooperation to enable us put our act
together to actualise this fund. I will also guarantee you that this
will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you
from any breach of the law here or in your country. If you are
interested in this transaction please do contact me here on my private
email (connorc850@hotmail.com) so that I can give a comprehensive
details on what you need to do and how to put up an application
letter of claim to the bank.

I will indulge you at this point to understand that this is privileged
information and must be strictly confidential.

Your immediate response will be highly appreciated.

Yours truly,

Mr Christopher Connor

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