419 scam: "REGNIER MIKE" <@wendyroses.com@wendyroses.com> Attn: 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:
- "million pounds" (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)
- "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
- "god fearing " (scammers in West Africa like to use religious phrases)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
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.
- amoswizdom34@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "REGNIER MIKE" <@wendyroses.com@wendyroses.com>
Reply-To: Officialdesk0853674@hotmail.com
Date: Thu, 23 Mar 2023 07:19:37 -0700
Subject: Attn: Beneficiary !!!

ATTENTION DEAR

I'M Mike Regnier the CEO of Santander Bank Plc UK,
I texted to inform you the issues that we have been trying to resolve
regarding your funds valued the sum of £50 million pounds, which is A
compensation funds from the The British Government Council and in
conjunction with the Chinese Donation commission(CDC), for the purpose of
been listed among the scam victims for many years now. and I was about
contacting you to provide your account details for the funds to be
transferred into your account but there's a lady here called Barrister
Morgan ALASTAIR JR who claimed that he was your relative and you died on a
fire outbreak since 3 years now and she was meant to be your next of kin
and we have listed out the necessary fee for him to claim these funds
which he was about to make the payment right now but as a trustworthy and
God fearing person I am,something tells me that you are alive so I decided
to text you to see if you can respond because she claimed that you are
dead and forgotten so please if you are alive and interested to claim
these funds I will advise you to get back to me immediately with the full
information such as::

1=YOUR FULL NAME
2=YOUR FULL ADDRESS
3=YOUR PHONE NUMBER
4=YOUR OCCUPATION

NOTE:before claiming these funds you must be ready to pay for the
necessary fee which is $350 depending on your choice of receiving these
funds,
Your response is respectively and urgently needed right now before
Barrister Morgan ALASTAIR Jr will be granted to make the payment and he
will claim the funds.

Remain bless as i wait to here from you via my private
email(amoswizdom34@gmail.com )
Thanks
Sincerely,
REGNIER MIKE
THE CEO OF SANTANDER BANK PLC UK,

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