419 scam: mreric thompson <mr.ericthompson30@gmail.com> Greetings Dear Beloved,

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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:
- "dear beloved," (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
This email message is a "New Partner from Paraguay" scam.
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.
- wilson1richard30@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: mreric thompson <mr.ericthompson30@gmail.com>
Reply-To: wilson1richard30@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 5 Aug 2022 10:18:58 +0100
Subject: Greetings Dear Beloved,

Greetings Dear Beloved,

I'm happy to inform you about my success in getting the fund
transferred under the cooperation of a new partner from Paraguay.
Presently I'm in Paraguay for investment projects with my own share of
the total sum. Meanwhile, I didn't forget your past efforts and
attempts to assist me in transferring those funds despite that it
failed us somehow at that time.

Now you will need to contact the personal secretary to the Rev. Father
William Ferdinand whom used to be a God-father to me when i was in
Benin Refugee Camp, his name is Wilson Richard, his email address is
(wilson1richard30@gmail.com).

Ask him to send you the ATM VISA CARD of $2,500.000.00 (VISA CARD)
which I prepared and kept for your compensation for all the past
efforts and attempts to assist me in this matter. I appreciate your
efforts at that time very much. so feel free and get in touch with him
and instruct him where to send you the VISA CARD ATM to you.

Please do let me know immediately you receive it so that we can share
the joy after all the sufferings at that time. At the moment, I am
very busy here because of the investment projects which me and the new
partner are having at hand, finally, remember that I had forwarded
instruction to Wilson Richard on your behalf to send you the money.

Therefore feel free to get in touch with him and he will send the ATM
CARD to you without delay. Take care and bye for now. I wish you a
prosperous life with love and peace of God.

Yours truly,

John Maxion.

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