419 scam: "Mr.Richard Williams" <alert1923@live.com> VITAL FINANCE BANK/UNITED NATIONS SCAMMED VICTIMS COMPENSATIONS PAYMENTS

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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:
- "cotonou" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
- "richardwilliams43@live.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
- "richardwilliams43@live.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
- "richardwilliams43@live.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- +22998679345 (Benin, probably a prepaid mobile phone)
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.
- mr.richardwilliamss66@gmail.com (Gmail/GoogleMail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr.Richard Williams" <alert1923@live.com>
Reply-To: richardwilliams43@live.com
Date: Sun, 26 Jun 2011 19:18:40 +0530 (IST)
Subject: VITAL FINANCE BANK/UNITED NATIONS SCAMMED VICTIMS COMPENSATIONS PAYMENTS

*REF/PAYMENTS CODE:04454 $650.000 USD.*

*This is to bring to your notice that I am delegated from the United
Nations to Vital Financial Bank to pay 50 Benin/Nigerian scam victims

$650.000 USD each, you are listed and approved for this payment as one
of the scammed victims, get back to me as soon as possible with a
scanned copy of your international passports or drivers license for
identifications and for the immediate payment of your $650,000
compensation funds.*

*On this faithful recommendations,I want you to know that during the
last United Nations meetings held recentely at Port-Nove Benin, it was
alarmed so much by the rest of the world in the meetings on the lose of
funds by various foreigners to the scams artists operating in syndicates
all over the world today,in other to retain the good image of the
country,the president of the country is now paying 50 victims of this
operators $650,000USD each,Due to the corrupt and inefficient banking
systems in Benin Republic,the payments are to be paid by Vital Financial
Bank Of Benin as corresponding paying bank under fundling assistance by
the Central Bank of Benin(C.B.B.).*

*According to the number of applicants at hand, 34 beneficiaries has
been paid,half of the victims are from the United States,we still have
more

16 left to be paid the compensations of $650,000 each. Your particulars
was mentioned by one of the syndicates who was arrested in Cotonou Benin
Republic/London as one of their victims of the operations,you are
hereby warned not to communicate or duplicate this message to any body
for any reason what so ever,the US secret service is already on trace of
the criminals.

*It occurs that through our international payment transfer telex
file,This department found out that you have not yet paid your Fund
Processing

and Transfer Fee which is $350,0 USD so as to enable this department
process YOUR FUNDS TO YOU THROUGH ANY ONE OF THE GIVEN OPTION WHICH YOU
MIGHT CHOSE.You can receive your compensations payments via any of the
both options you choose, Account To Account Fast Wire Transfer or Atm
Card Payment Mode,Ishall feed you with further modalities as soon as I
hear from you,send a copy of your response to my private email:
**richardwilliams43@live.com

* <mr.richardwilliamss66@gmail.com>* and call me immediately you receive

this urgent message.*

*Yours faithfully,*

*Mr.Richard Williams,

Phone:+229-98679345

Email: **richardwilliams43@live.com* <richardwilliams43@live.com>

*Director Vital Financial Bank Compensation Payment Department.

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