419 scam: Office File <terrankosi87@gmail.com> ATM VISA CARD of US$3.7M without any further delay for your compensation.

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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.
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.
- secretaryoffice687@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Office File <terrankosi87@gmail.com>
Reply-To: secretaryoffice687@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 12 Apr 2023 01:53:29 +0200
Subject: ATM VISA CARD of US$3.7M without any further delay for your compensation.

There was an influential party from Britain that was approached on our
behalf by a Finance and Management Supports Initiatives(a consulting
firm); and with her (the influential party) imputes, the Fund was paid
out and I have collected my own share. Presently, I am in Japan where,
in partnership with a core investor in the Mining Sector of their
economy, we are investing in the industry.

But, I am not oblivious of the fact that you did your best in that
context, although, it seems that element of doubt crept in. You were
not to blame, as there were many circumstances that would reflect such
skepticism to any reasonable being. For your sincere but unfruitful
sacrifices, I pressured the influential woman to concede some amount
as COMPENSATION to you, for the resource that you plunged even the
time and inconveniences.

The sum of US$3.7M was what she agreed as your compensation value, and
the sum was made in ATM VISA CARD but, because of my appointments and
engagements in China, I could not get through to you since your number
at any time indicated "not in use", I then handed it over to the
Secretary of the Finance & Management Supports Initiatives, the
consulting firm.

His name is Mr. Charles Cooke and his email:
(secretaryoffice687@gmail.com) The Secretary is very much informed by
me about you and I instructed him to hand over the ATM VISA CARD to
you as soon as you contact him. I gave him the CODE 209, which you
have to mention for identification.

Note that at times I will be on the site and the Internet does not
work there, this means I can only read or reply to your mails only
when I am in the city.

Yours Sincerely,
Mr. Teddy West.
Chairman and CEO,
Offshore Group of Investors LTD

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