419 scam: Johnson Williams <hamatagabati@gmail.com> re

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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:
- "inheritance funds" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "00,000.00" (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)
- "lome togo" (a location commonly mentioned 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.
- molivi27@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Johnson Williams <hamatagabati@gmail.com>
Reply-To: molivi27@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 27 Mar 2023 10:29:59 +0000
Subject: re

Compliments to you,
How are you? Longest time. I'm happy to inform you about my success in
getting those inheritance funds transferred under the cooperation of a new
partner from your country, presently I'm in INDIA 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 inheritance funds
despite that it failed us somehow.

Now contact my secretary in LOME Togo west Africa, her name is MRS. OLIVIA
MAXWELL on her email address (molivi27@gmail.com) ask her to send you the
total of ($900,000.00) which I kept for your compensation for all the past
efforts and attempts to assist me in the transaction, so feel free and
contact my secretary and instruct her where to send you the ATM CARD of the
total sum ($900,000.00).
I'm very busy here because of the investment projects which I am having
with my new partner at hand, finally remember that I have forwarded
instructions to my secretary on your behalf to receive the ATM CARD.
Best regards,
Mr. Johnson Williams.

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