419 scam: "Jenn."<office@uktalant.ru> VITAL INFORMATION($850,201.00)

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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: "Jenn." (may be fake)
Reply-To: <evansvillejenn63@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 18 Jun 2023 10:49:11 -0700
Subject: VITAL INFORMATION($850,201.00)

Good day to you,

I know you may be wondering why you're receiving this message from a complete stranger you never heard about or seen before. I am using this as the only medium to contact you at the moment. I am to express my self to you about my poor health condition in brief, My name is Mrs Jennifer,I am originally from the USA, I was born and raised in the state of GA, but currently resides in IN.

I want to pass this vital information to you due to my current poor health condition and I want you to make a good use of the opportunity when it gets to you, I am into trading, which had kept me busy also kept me busy all the time of my life traveling from within the states, UK and some other countries,during my business trips I lost my husband and my only one son through car accident after this I fell so sick during my recent illness.

I came across your contact details from the internet directory which I have decided to give you the sum of Eight hundred and fifty thousand US dollars ($850,201.00) in my account with the Chase bank USA and Butterfield bank in the UK, I will let you know how to get the funds to you as soon as you reply back to my email.

I will give you the break down on how you are going to get the funds to you without stress, thanks for reading and understanding may almighty God be with you and your family, I will be await to hear from you soon.

Regards,

Jenn.

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