419 scam: "Mrs. Cecelia Henry."<info@usa.net> Dear Sir/Madam, 60.251.233.235

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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 sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
- "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.
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.
- agent.franciswilliams202@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs. Cecelia Henry." (may be fake)
Reply-To: <officefilesunit2022@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 30 Sep 2022 13:08:28 -0700
Subject: Dear Sir/Madam, 60.251.233.235

Dear Sir/Madam,

I'm Mrs. Cecelia Henry, I work with Ministry Of Foreign Affairs & Regional Integration here Benin, A delivery Agent by name Mr. Danny Philip came down last week from your country with a package that contained ATM Lottery Compensation Funds worth of $3.5 Million Dollars, which he submitted the package to our office on his arrival for safe keeping and later his body was found dead in a ghastly auto crash in the city. We have sent the package back to your country via diplomatic services because there is no other way to locate you in respect of the package.

The only information we have about you is your name & email which he wrote in the document attached to the package that's why I'm contacting you in respect of the ATM Card to know if you are the rightful owner in order to contact Agent Francis Williams via email: ( agent.franciswilliams202@gmail.com ) for the package delivery and remember to re-confirm your personal information as followed; Your Full Name/ Current Address/ Cellphone Number/ Nearest Airport and A Copy of Your ID Card to enable him deliver the package to your destination safely.

Meanwhile the only document you are to obtain is the INTERNATIONAL DELIVERY PERMITS & GATE PASS which will cost you sum of US$295.00 to enable the custom authority to allowed the diplomat to deliver the package to you without any delay.

So I wait for your update as soon as you have contacted Francis Williams.

Best Regards.

Mrs. Cecelia Henry.

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