419 scam: Mathew James <uunitednations029@gmail.com> My Dear Beloved One, GET BACK TO ME.

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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:
- "will come to you as a surprise" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "inheritance funds" (a common phrase found 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: Mathew James <uunitednations029@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mathewjames0008@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 12 Apr 2023 10:43:56 +0100
Subject: My Dear Beloved One, GET BACK TO ME.

My Dear Beloved One,

Please I want you to read this letter very carefully and I must
apologize for barging this message into your mailbox without any
formal introduction due to the urgency and confidentiality of this
issue. I know that this message will come to you as a surprise, Please
this is not a joke and I did not want you to joke with it.

My Name is Mr. Mathew James from Ukraine. I am 23 years old, I am in
St.Christopher's Parish for refugee in Nigeria under United
Nations High commission for Refugees.

I lost my parents through the Russia and Ukraine war last time, right
now I am in Nigeria where my late father deposited the funds in one of
the local banks in Nigeria.

I am in danger need your help in transferring my inheritance funds
which my father left behind for me in one of the local banks in
Nigeria which I will disclose to you upon your response to this mail,
all I need is a foreigner who will assist me stand as the foreign
partner to my father and beneficiary of the funds. The funds deposited
in one of the local banks was US4.5 Million united States dollar).

Please I just need these funds to be transfer to your account as my
foreign partner so that I will come over to your country after the
transfer of the funds to your bank account and complete my education
because I cannot go back to Ukraine again as I do not have anybody
again all of my family was killed in the war.

Please read this proposal as urgently and get back to me.

Please save my life

Yours Faithfully,

Mr. Mathew James.

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