419 scam: tony richmond <jw0669899@gmail.com> ATTENTION MY DEAR HUMBLE 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:

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:
- ",500,000" (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)
- "dear beneficiary," (this SPAM email was probably sent to thousands of people)
This email message is a fake lottery scam. Consider the following facts about real lotteries:
1. They don't notify winners by email.
2. You can't win without first buying a lottery ticket.
3. They don't randomly select email addresses to award prizes to.
4. They don't use free email accounts (Yahoo, Hotmail, etc) to communicate with you.
5. They don't tell you to call a mobile phone number.
6. They don't tell you to keep your winnings secret.
7. They will never ask a winner to pay any fees to receive a prize!

Fraud email example:

From: tony richmond <jw0669899@gmail.com>
Reply-To: tonyrichmond088@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 12 Dec 2022 19:54:02 -0800
Subject: ATTENTION MY DEAR HUMBLE BENEFICIARY

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ATTENTION MY DEAR HUMBLE BENEFICIARY

My Name Is Tony Richmond. I Am From The United States MEGA MILLIONS JACKPOT
LOTTERY COMPANY. I Am Writing To Officially Bring To Your Notice That
You
Have Been Awarded The Sum Of $12,500,000 (TWELVE MILLION, FIVE HUNDRED
THOUSAND DOLLARS)and BMW Car By The UNITED STATES MEGA
MILLIONS
JACKPOT LOTTERY.
This Award Was Selected Through Automated Internet System Drawn Randomly
Across The Globe, Where Your E-Mail Address Emerged As One Of The Lucky
Winner.

And For Your Information Dear Beneficiary, We Wish To Convey To You
That
Every Other Necessary Arrangement For The Transmission Of Your Payment
Has
Been Completed Right Here In The Office, But I Will Not Hesitate To
Inform
You That It Is Now Your Responsibility To Officially Settle For The
Validation Administrative, Custom Stamp And Clearance Charges of Your
Payment File Which Will Cost You $50,000 Dollars Only In Order To Enhance A
Successful Transfer Of Your Payment Without Any Obstruction(S) Along The
Line.

So I Will kindly Advice You To Keep All Information Away From The
General
Public As Case Of Double Claiming Will Not Be Entertained. And Also
Note
That This Is Your REFERENCE NO:3467821 And You Are Advised To Keep It
Away From Any Individual .

NOTE: Any Award Not Claimed Within The Stipulated Time Will Be Forfeited
As
Case Of Delay Will Not Be Entertained. So Kindly Go Through This Mail
And
Promptly Get Back To Me

FILL THE BELOW FORMS AND IMMEDIATELY SEND BACK TO ME.

Full Name:........
Country:........
City:........
Address:.........
Gender:.......
Telephone cell mobile:....
Occupation:..........
Age:........
Proof of identification either passport:........
Reply
Forward

call number 4808173537

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