419 scam: FREDM <tondan628@gmail.com> PROMPT REPLY

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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.
- beeowner234@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: FREDM <tondan628@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mikreen@outlook.com
Date: Wed, 12 Apr 2023 03:59:48 -0700
Subject: PROMPT REPLY

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Attn: Sir/Madam

As the year 2023 commences, some banks in Europe and outside Europe namely
BW Bank Germany, Lloyds Bank Plc UK, LACAIXA Bank Spain, Garanti BankasÄ±
Turkey, Ulster Bank Dublin Ireland, JPMorgan Chase, Citigroup, and others
happen to select their Raffle Draw (RD) and your name/E-mail appears to be
amongst the lucky winners hence this letter to you.

We officially wish to inform you that you are amongst those that will
be presented with a cash gift of Three Million Two Hundred and
Seventeen euros at the final grand finale to be held in The 02 Arena
London, United Kingdom on the 28th of April 2023.

You are therefore requested to contact our representative Fredrick
Turner via this E-mail: beeowner234@yahoo.com with all your
information and a copy of your international passport to process your
winning papers/documents.

We would like to thank you for your sincere regards and
congratulations in advance.

Kingsley Martins

Anti-fraud resources:

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