419 scam: "Ronnie W.Sharp" <snapshots@themercury.com> CONFIRM IF YOU GET MY MAIL?

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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:
- ",500,000" (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)
- "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
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.
- +2348081934210 (Nigeria, 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.
- barrismagrwilliams44@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Ronnie W.Sharp" <snapshots@themercury.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: barrismagrwilliams44@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 25 Sep 2018 08:54:18 -0000
Subject: CONFIRM IF YOU GET MY MAIL?

Hello:

I'm Ronnie W.Sharp of Tampa, FL 33629., I'm a US citizen, I'm 65yrs Old.
I'm one of those that took part in the Compensation in Nigeria many
years ago and they refused to pay me, I had paid over $247,000 while in
the US,trying to get my payment all to no avail.So I decided to travel
down to Nigeria with all my compensation documents, and I was to contact
Barrister Mrs Margret Williams, who is the member of COMPENSATION AWARD
AUTHORITY and a Human Rights Activist (Lawyer) in the United Kingdom
(Branch), and I contacted him and he explained everything to me and
traveled down to meet with me in person. He said whoever is contacting
us through emails are fake.

He took me to the paying bank for the claim of my Compensation payment.
Right now I'm the most happiest man on earth because I have received my
compensation funds amounting to $16,500,000.00 USD Moreover, Barrister
Mrs Margret Williams, showed me the full information of those that are
yet to receive their payments and I saw your email as one of the scam
victims, that is why I decided to email you to stop dealing with those
people, they are not with your fund, they are only making money out of
you. I will advise you to contact Barrister Mrs Magret Williams and he
is presently in the United Kingdom but he can travel down there to help
you claim your funds because that is his line of business.

Note that the only money I paid to Barrister Mrs Margret Williams before
I got my compensation funds were just $384 Usd for the preparation of
the legal documents to claim my funds. I will advice that once you
contact, let her know your information and tell her you are ready to pay
the require fees only and at the end of it you will smile like me. You
have to contact him directly on this information below.

COMPENSATION AWARD AUTHORITY
Name: Barrister Mrs Margret Williams
(Legal Practitioner And Adviser)
Email: barrismagrwilliams44@gmail.com
Phone: +2348081934210

You really have to stop dealing with those people that are contacting you
and telling you that your fund is with them, they are only taking
advantage of you and they will dry you up until you have nothing.The only
money I paid after I met Barrister Mrs Marget Williams was just $384 for
the paper works, take note of that.

Thank You and Be Blessed.

MR RONNIE W.SHARP
Trustee/Treasurer, Triad Foundation Inc.
1902 South Wykagyl Street
Tampa, FL USA. 33629
Education: BS, Business Administration

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