419 scam: Mr James Ed <jamesed@sundolitt.com> Your Funds 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:

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:
- ",000,000" (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.
- luisanderson46@aol.com (AOL; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: Mr James Ed <jamesed@sundolitt.com>
Reply-To: <jamesedwardworldbank@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 4 Apr 2023 04:47:59 -0700
Subject: Your Funds Beneficiary

Hello Sir/Madam,
I hope this email finds you well, I am Mr. James Edward, the director of the public grants facility at World Bank Switzerland, we noticed that you are still unable to claim your found $1,000,000 (one million USD which was approved in your name for the past 2 months ago by united nations and world health organization under the world bank facility

Because of the recently uncontrollable high rate of inflections and economic crises going on around the world which is mainly caused by the coronavirus financial meltdown and the most recent economic impact caused by Russia's invasion of Ukraine/ American and NATO Allies economic sanctions and business restrictions to Russian leaders and their companies.

The world bank in collaboration with the United Nations UN and the World Health Organization has approved the sum of $1,000,000 one million US dollar public loan and grants in your name to support you as part of their UN United Nations and World Health Organization efforts to lift at least 50,000 people globally out of poverty every week, your name is among the few Luckiest people selected to benefit from this newly initiated program

you are hereby requested to contact Mr. Luis Anderson he is the director of payment in the World Bank Switzerland,
you are to contact him via email his email address at: luisanderson46@aol.com to claim your funds.
your personal information is also needed such as 1, your full name with your identity card, ) 2. your home address and phone number) 3. your occupation

My best regards
Mr James Edward

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