419 scam: "Mrs.Jenet Yellen" <eimillerlaura3741@gmail.com> dear beneficiary

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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:
- ",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)
- "00,000.00" (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 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.
- officefunds1989@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs.Jenet Yellen" <eimillerlaura3741@gmail.com>
Reply-To: officefunds1989@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 9 Mar 2023 12:31:04 -0800
Subject: dear beneficiary

--
It is my pleasure to inform you that Your cash was uploaded to ATM Card
Number; 5982 6210 4891 3790 have been approved in your favor. Your Personal
Identification Number Code (ATM Pin Code) is 3401 and you can as well change it
immediately as soon as you get the ATM Master Card. The ATM Master Card
Value is US$16,500,000.00.

You are advised that a maximum daily withdrawal value of US$100,000.00 is
permitted per day. Your ATM Master Card is an "Inter Switch ATM Master
Card", and this means that you can make withdrawal in any ATM location
and ATM Center of your choice anywhere in the world. But your
withdrawal limit still remains US$100,000.00, or the equivalent in
your local currency. Please understand that these are
standard procedures in order to ensure transparency.

Kindly send your information to our our office.
1)Full Name
2)Full Address
3)Telephone Number
4)A copy of identification
.......................................

U.S. Department of the Treasury.
Thanks for your anticipated co-operation.

Yours sincerely,
MRS. jenet Yellen.
Email:officefunds1989@yahoo.com
U.S.Secretary of the treasury.

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