419 scam: Caroline Bourret <client@resolvsolutions.com.br> Merry Christmas And A Prosperous New Year/Your Payment Is Ready.

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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:
- "million pounds" (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)
- ",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)
- "00,000.00" (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.

Fraud email example:

From: Caroline Bourret <client@resolvsolutions.com.br>
Reply-To: info@sormazgroup.com
Date: Sun, 24 Dec 2023 17:16:45 -0300
Subject: Merry Christmas And A Prosperous New Year/Your Payment Is Ready.

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Merry Christmas And A Prosperous New Year/Your Payment Is Ready.

Greetings,

Reference: HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) Payment Notification;

Urgent Reminder, We wish to officially remind you of the pending
transaction with us with file No IRS/018/23. Why've you ignored and
delayed the proceedings to claim your released funds by the HM Revenue &
Customs (HMRC)? Are you no longer interested in claiming your funds with
us? Note, This is your unpaid Tax Refunds and Scam victim compensation
awarded to you by The United Nation Board during the Covid 19 Benefits
and compensation scheme awards.

Why haven't you claimed your funds? Are you no longer interested in
claiming your GBP20,000,000.00 (Twenty Million Pounds Sterling) after
everything you have been through trying to claim your funds from The
United Nations and other agents? Now you have an opportunity to claim
your funds from good and reliable sources. Get back to me, let's find a
solution to straighten this out and complete the Disbursement of your
funds with our Remittance Dept.

Your Urgent Response would be highly appreciated.

Best Regards,
Caroline Bourret
For: Natwest Bank

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