419 scam: "Mr. C. Douglas McMillon" <paul.p.mello1@gmail.com> Pick up your $6000.00usd immediately.

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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:
- "western union" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "mtcn" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "money transfer control number" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "million 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.
Western Union money transfer is completely untraceable and therefore is *not* safe to use with anyone you do not know personally. It is the preferred method of online criminals to collect money from their victims.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. C. Douglas McMillon" <paul.p.mello1@gmail.com>
Reply-To: walmart.offie@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 7 Jul 2022 14:41:08 -0700
Subject: Pick up your $6000.00usd immediately.

Attention Dear,

This is to inform you that the Wal-mart office was instructed to
transfer your fund $1.4 Million Dollars compensating all the SCAM
VICTIMS, and your email was found as one of the VICTIMS by the America
security leading team and Americaâ€™s representative officers. So you
will be receiving the sum of $6000.00 dollars per day. However be
informed that we have already sent the $6000.00 dollars this morning
to avoid cancellation of your payment, remaining the total sum of $1.4
Million Dollars.

You have only six hours to call this office upon the receipt of this
email the maximum amount you will be receiving per day â€œstarting from
today is $6000.00 and the Money Transfer Control Number of today is
below.

NOTE; The sent $6000.00 is on hold because of the instruction from
Wal-mart money transfer payment, they asked us to place it on hold by
requesting the (Clean Bill Record Certificate) in order to fulfill all
necessary obligation to avoid any hitches while sending you the
payment through Wal-mart Head Office money transfer, the necessary
obligation i mean here is to obtain the (Clean Bill Record
Certificate).

Below is the information of today, you may not be able to track it in
our website because the obligation has not been carried out. We
havenâ€™t affected it online for security reasons, to avoid hackers
stealing the money online.

The money transfer is ready for pick up. Receiver should bring the
tracking number (MTCN) and government-issued ID to pick up money.

Sender's Name:... C. Douglas McMillon
Money Transfer Control Number: #933-593-251
Amount:......... $5,000
Country:........ California

We need the below details from you, to enable us fully activate the
payment to your name for it to reflect in your country's Wal-mart
office branch , and to update our file records:

Furthermore you are advised to call us as the instruction was passed
that within 6hours without hearing from you, Consider your payment
canceled. Number to call is the below listed managing director's
office of the release order Email them via immediately!!!

Thanks
Dr. C. Douglas McMillon
( Western Union Mgr Benin Rep. )

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