419 scam: Souand Choco <souandchoco@gmail.com> Treat as urgent

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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:
- "swift card payment center" (this phrase is often used in the ATM card payment scam)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: Souand Choco <souandchoco@gmail.com>
Reply-To: obishehjohn993@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 18:35:37 +0100
Subject: Treat as urgent

I am Director Foreign Operations Some documents and letters were
forwarded and received in our office here requesting that your on
hold and unclaimed funds be paid to Messrs Jacobs Enterprises from
Texas USA. In the said letter of change of beneficiary/ownership,
representatives of Messrs Jacobs Enterprises states that you are dead
and as such your funds should be paid to him as the next of kin to
you.

Because of the elaborate global scam, we decided to contact you for
confirmation. If after two(2) working days, no response is received
from you, it will be assumed that you are dead and as such,
authorization and approval will be granted on behalf of Messrs Jacobs
Enterprises to claim/receive your fund. At this spot in time, we have
approved your payment of USD 10.5m us dollars through our swift card
payment center as that is the most recent instruction by the Federal
Ministry of Finance, with incorporate of united nation, this card
center will send you an inter switch powered ATM visa card for
withdrawal of funds from any ATM station in any part of the world
with daily maximum withdrawal limit of only Five thousand Dollars per
day, if you like to be given your fund in this manner, gently present
us with the following information below:

Reconfirm the following Information to me if you are still willing to
receive your funds:

1) Full name ...........
2) Phone, fax and mobile #.
3) company's name,position and address.
4) profession, age and marital status.
5) Copy of int'l passport or any scanned identity to prove yourself.
Also, let us know how you want your funds paid to you without further
delay if you are still alive.

Send your response immediately.

Regards
Mr john obisheh

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