419 scam: "Mr.Steven Williams" <mrricharddon1970@gmail.com> Dear Beneficiary,

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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.
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.
- +2347016569169 (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.
- mrterrywhitebeninoise1@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr.Steven Williams" <mrricharddon1970@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mrterrywhitebeninoise1@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 21 Mar 2022 03:07:15 -0700
Subject: Dear Beneficiary,

Dear Beneficiary ,

This is to remind you that your scam victim compensation fund
$8,500.000.00 USD has been forwarded to our office to transfer the
total funds to you through Ria Money transfer installment payment of
$3,500 usd daily transfer. You will be receiving your Ria Money
transfer installment payment $3,500 USD daily transfer as soon as you
filled your receiver form to avoid any mistake in sending the payment
to your receiver information.

Your full names:__ __ __ __ __
Resident address:__ __ __ __ __
Phone number:__ __ __ __ __
Copy of your ID card and:__ __ __ __ __
Occupation :__ __ __ __ __

Thanks and my regards to your family. We pledge our best service at all times.

Yours Sincerely,
Mr.Steven Williams
Email: mrterrywhitebeninoise1@gmail.com
number: +234 7016569169
Foreign Operations Manager

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