419 scam: Staff Sergeant Williams <mrgodwineme94@gmail.com> Greetings,

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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.
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: Staff Sergeant Williams <mrgodwineme94@gmail.com>
Reply-To: infodavs@citromail.hu
Date: Mon, 16 May 2022 21:46:13 +0100
Subject: Greetings,

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Hello Friend,

Greetings, My name is Staff Sergeant Williams Ronald Lance US ARMY
82nd Airborne
Division, airborne infantry division of the United States Army
specializing in joint
forcible operations. Based at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, the 82nd
Airborne Division is
the primary fighting arm of the XVIII Airborne Corps.

I deployed from Afghanistan to Syria on 28th June 2021. Can you Assist
me? As you must agree with me it has been hell here in Syria trying to
keep the boxes of money safe from people's eyes for all these while
and with this opportunity I deposited the boxes with Security Delivery
company the true content not filling to them. All I need is your trust
100% I can send the boxes to you for safe keeping Through Delivery
company till my coming back home and I will gladly give you 40% of the
money.

As soon as I receive your response I will explain the source of the
Money.I wait your reply as to proceed immediately God bless you and
America.

Best Regards,
Staff Sergeant Williams Ronald Lance.
U.S ARMY

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