419 scam: Richard William <aw298190@gmail.com> Reply

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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:
- "million united states dollars" (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.
- fw2928319@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Richard William <aw298190@gmail.com>
Reply-To: richardcawilliam@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 13 Aug 2021 13:43:50 -0700
Subject: Reply

Dear Sir,
I am working directly with a private investor from a Russia family who
is willing to provide project financing for credible clients with
feasible projects. The investor operates private owned funds and he is
ready and willing to consider big investment projects outside Russia
where they are currently heavily taxed by their opposition in
government. Currently, they have investment funds in the value above
500 Million United States Dollars available for investment projects.
The investor would be willing to consider a reliable and credible
individual or company to take up the opportunity to manage the funds
in investments as a proxy and in return generate Profits/Return on
Investment(ROI). The investor is interested to expand and explore
further business interest in banking, Financial Instruments, real
estate, mining,transportation,health sector, Food, oil and any sector
deemed feasible by the party. We will be ready to discuss further
with a serious party.
Thank you.
Frank Williams
fw2928319@gmail.com

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