419 scam: "MR. WILSON STEWART" <willisxjohn@gmail.com> REMINDER

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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:
- "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)
- "you are advice to " (this email uses bad English)
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.
- martinshookofficefile@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "MR. WILSON STEWART" <willisxjohn@gmail.com>
Reply-To: martinshookofficefile@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 25 Mar 2023 07:23:33 -0700
Subject: REMINDER

This Is To Inform You That your name is among 100 scam victims listed for
compensation by IMF/UNITED NATION by ATM CARD worth (US$10.2Million
Dollars) You Are Advice to Kindly Reconfirm your details To Dr. Martins
Hook, Here is his email ( martinshookofficefile@gmail.com )

This is to inform you that we have been working towards the eradication of
fraudsters and scam Artists in Africa with the help of the Organization of
American Unity (OAU), the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and FBI. We
have been able to track down so many of this scam artist in various parts
of African countries and Europe, which includes (Nigeria, United Kingdom,
Spain, Ghana, Cameroon and Senegal) and they are all in Government custody
now, they will appear at International Criminal Court (ICC) Hague
(Netherlands) soon for Criminal/Fraud Justice.

This Email/Letter has been directed to you because your email address was
found in one of the scammer Artists file and computer hard-disk while the
investigation was going on which indicates you may have been scammed.

1............Your Full Name,
2..........Your Address
3....... Your Telephone Number.
4........Your Age
5.........Your Occupation

Yours in Service.
MR. WILSON STEWART

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