419 scam: Jason Thorp I AM A LIVING TESTIMONY.

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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:
- "million 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)
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.
- brucebrianbmw@aol.com (AOL; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: Jason Thorp
Reply-To: <brucebrianbmw@aol.com>
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 22:18:02 +0100
Subject: I AM A LIVING TESTIMONY.

Hello,

You have to read this to amend your mistakes my dear, I am contacting you because of the information I saw about your Funds payment, this will be of a great help to redeem you from all the difficulties you have been experiencing in regards to your long overdue payment due to excessive demand for money from you by the non officials departments.

I am Jason Thorp from Georgia. I am one of those who has been a victim of Fraud in the West Africa Region and Asia, I have spent over 50.000.00 US Dollars trying to get my payment and all to no avail, not knowing I was dealing with the wrong people.

One day, I got an e-mail from a Woman called Colette Renee Stormbeck from Dallas Texas in USA telling me to stop dealing with people contacting me if any and contact an FBI Agent in New York to receive my Funds which I did by traveling down to New York, I was directed to meet the only elected payment FBI Agent in the country (USA) which happened to be the same FBI Agent that Johnson told me about and I tabled my problem to him, Behold he explained everything to me and he advised that I should stop responding to them. He further explained that my Funds have been deposited with the Federal Reserve Bank including yours and some other Beneficiaries who are on his list and that my Funds will be transferred via Bank to Bank only.

After, he took me to the paying bank for the claim of my Compensation payment, Right now I am the happiest Man on earth because I have received my long due Compensation Payment of $15M, (Fifteen Million Dollars). Moreover the FBI Agent, showed me the list of information of those that are yet to receive their payments and I saw your email Address and your Fund amount as one of the beneficiaries, that is why I decided to email you to stop dealing with those criminals contacting you,honestly they are not with your Funds they are only making money out of you, I will advise you to stop any contact with them and contact the payment FBI Agent to claim your fund with the following E-mail (brucebrianbmw@aol.com) before it's too late.

The only money I paid (compulsory) to receive my Fund was $310 usd for obtaining your Fund legal documents and bank commission.

I am a living testimony.

Yours Truthfully
Jason Thorp

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