419 scam: Mr Rutherford Eric <sylvesteramaka0@gmail.com> BLOCKCHAIN RISK FREE BUSINESS!!

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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:
- "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)
- "transaction is 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 Rutherford Eric <sylvesteramaka0@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mrrutherforderic3@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 15 Mar 2023 01:23:05 +0100
Subject: BLOCKCHAIN RISK FREE BUSINESS!!

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Dear Sir/Ma'am,

My name is Mr Rutherford Eric I work at Blockchain
Cryptocurrency Financial Service Company.

Blockchain is essentially a digital ledger of transactions that is
duplicated and distributed across the entire network of computer
systems on the blockchain.

I'm one of the top employees in Blockchain Trillion Dollar Industry,
that's why I know everything about the company both in and out.

I have a business transaction that I want to do with anyone who is
willing to share some Dormant and Stolen Funds with me. This
transaction is risk free and it's untraceable, so you don't have to be
scared. I couldn't do it alone because we the employees are being
monitored 24/7 that's why I need assistance.

In Blockchain we have thousands and millions of Dormant's and Stolen
Funds unlike the one Samuel Benjamin Bankman-Fried (SBF) Founder of
FTX-Crypto Company Stoled from his company and transfer it to
different Blockchain wallet, plus millions of Dormant's account's in
Blockchain.

If you are interested please kindly download "Trust Wallet App"
register an account and get back to me I will be transferring account
details containing Thousands and Millions of Dormant's or Stolen Funds
to you.
Note: once the account details I shared to you reached $100,000.00 and
above, I will be needing only $30,000 from the account because you
will be the one that will be in control of the account and buy the
"BTC Phrase Activation Code" because I'm working in Blockchain so I
can't purchase it. I will guide you through on how to purchase it by
yourself, so you don't feel cheated. Thanks

Regard,
Mr Rutherford Eric

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