419 scam: Mr George Williams <mrgeorgewilliams90@gmail.com> COMPENSATION

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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.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "i will like you to " (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.
- gtbbank121@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Mr George Williams <mrgeorgewilliams90@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 30 Jun 2023 14:19:27 -0700
Subject: COMPENSATION

FROM: (FOR YOUR COMPENSATION)

Hope this mail find you in an excellent condition of health. It is
really a long time, but I'm happy to inform you about my success in
getting those funds transferred
under the co-operation of a new partner from Paraguay.Presently I'm in
Paraguay, for investment projects with my own share of the total fund.

Meanwhile, I didn't forget you're past efforts and attempts to assist
me in transferring those funds despite that it failed us some how. Now
contact Mr. Ibrahim Hassan, Chairman Managing Director Gtb Bank email
address is gtbbank121@gmail.com

Note that I am no longer in the service of the bank, as I officially
retired before I left the Country for Paraguay.

Ask him to to quickly release your fund of $850,000 thousand of US
Dollars which I kept for your compensation for all your past efforts
and attempts to assist me in this matter.I

appreciated your efforts at that time very much. So feel free and get
in touch with Mr. Ibrahim Hassan, Chairman Managing Director Gtb Bank
and instruct him how to release your fund.

I did this out of my good will and with a lot of money in my
possession I have to offer you this sum for your compensation.

Please do let me know immediately you receive it so that we can share
the joy after all the sufferings at that time. I'm very busy here
because of the investment
projects which me and the new partner are having at hand.

I will Like you to keep in touch.
With Best Regards,
Mr George Williams

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