419 scam: "Mr. Abdulrasheed bowa"<EWAdcI667234DC@suddenlink.net> Very Urgent Attention Please

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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.
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Abdulrasheed bowa" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <federalreservebank1984@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 12 Apr 2023 07:31:59 +0100
Subject: Very Urgent Attention Please

Good Day

My name is Mr. ABDULRASHEED BOWA and I am delegated from the UnitedNations/European Union to pay you $1,700,000 (ONE MILLION SEVEN HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS). You are listed and approved for this payment as one of the scammed victims to be paid this amount, get back to me as soon as possible for the immediate payment of your compensation funds.On this faithful recommendations, know that during the last U.N. meetings held in London(UK), it was alarmed so much by the world Leaders in the meeting on the loss offunds by various individuals to the global scam artists operating as syndicates all over the world today. In other to compensate victims and alleviate their sufferings, the U.N Body in conjunction with the EU, Governing Bodycollectively agreed to compensate and pay you the sum of$31,700,000 USD in accordance with the U.N. recommendations to help you Recover Some of your Lost Money to the scammers .However, Due to the corrupt and inefficient Banking Systems in Africaand some parts of the World, the paymen

I shall update you with furthermodalities and proceedings as soon as I hear from you fast.

Best Regards
ABDULRASHEED BAWA.
UNITED NATIONS/EUROPEAN UNION REPRESENTATIVE ON SCAM VICTIMS.
CONTACT INFO.+1(717)388-0333

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