419 scam: "Mr.George William" <whitehousewashingtondc308@gmail.com> Did you authorize Mrs. Linda Chambers ( Code8)

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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:
- "hundred thousand united states 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)
- "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)
- "chambers" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr.George William" <whitehousewashingtondc308@gmail.com>
Reply-To: gwilliam08241955@mail.com
Date: Fri, 31 Mar 2023 09:21:37 +0100
Subject: Did you authorize Mrs. Linda Chambers ( Code8)

Did you authorize Mrs. Linda Chambers to claim your funds as she came to
our office claiming that you are now paralyzed as a result of a ghastly
motor accident you had some months ago.

She further gave us the below account details for the payment of the
approved US$16,600,000.00(SIXTEEN MILLION SIX HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED
STATES DOLLARS ONLY). Here are her information below:

BANK: JP MORGAN CHASE & CO. - LA1-1908., ADDRESS: 2911 W. 70TH STREET,
SHREVEPORT, LOUISIANA, U.S.A., 71108, Account Name: Linda Chambers.,
ROUTING NO: 065400137

ACCOUNT NO: 752649939., SWIFT CODE: CHASUS33

Kindly confirm this by getting back to us as soon as you can via my email.

Sincerely,

Mr.George William

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