419 scam: "Mr. John White"<ayak@panet.rs> AVAILIABLE CLAIM FUNDS

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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.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- ",000,000" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
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.
- jwhite.fnb.co.za@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. John White" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <jwhite.fnb.co.za@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 19 Aug 2023 20:37:38 +0800
Subject: AVAILIABLE CLAIM FUNDS

Good Day,

How are you doing today? i hope this email finds you well, i have a
money claim proposal from my bank in South Africa have a dormant money
in one of our late departed clients account that have been due to use
and we want to give the share of 50% of the whole amount of
R125,000,000 ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY FIVE MILLION RAND,and if you can
be able to claim for this funds kindly get back to me Mr John White
assitant ceo Fnb branch i will help you to go about the withdrawal
process and your key into represent and claim for the above mentioned
fund, to assess you into our system.

I awaits your response imidiately to begin with your process and our
prefered person for this claim must be dept free,account owner and
able to finance your process with me and my bank management team.

Thanks with Regards,
Mr. John White.
Contact E-mail: jwhite.fnb.co.za@gmail.com

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