419 scam: Guy Jenkinson <stanleyroman441@gmail.com> (no subject)

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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:
- "huge amount of money" (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)
- "million us 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)
- "(ecowas)" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: Guy Jenkinson <stanleyroman441@gmail.com>
Reply-To: guyenkinson@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 1 Apr 2023 13:03:49 +0000
Subject:

ATTN: BENEFICIARY,

The (IMF) International Monetary Fund. in alliance with economic
community of West African states (ECOWAS)

We have been working towards the eradication of fraudsters and scam
Artists in the world, especially Western part of Africa With the help
of United States Government and the United Nations we have been able
to track down some scam artists,

We have been able to recover huge amount of money from these scam artists,
The IMF have agreed with United Nation Anti-crime commission and the
United State Government that all the money recovered from the Scammers
to be shared among 100 Lucky people around the globe and they are all
in Government custody now,

Meanwhile your name appear among the list and you have been
compensated with a sum of $1.8million US Dollars, You have to
reconfirm your informationâ€™s below for the conclusion of your payment.

1. Your Full Name:
2. ID NO OR PASSPORT NO
3. Tel: Fax:
4. Address:
5. Nationality:
6. Occupation:

Best Regard,
Mr. Guy Jenkinson
IMF Representative And Regional Office,

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