419 scam: "Mr. Richard Williams" <test@eliptico.de> Attention Please Read Carefully!

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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:
- "million united states 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)
- ",000,000" (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)
- "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)
- "courier company" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Richard Williams" <test@eliptico.de>
Reply-To: <co1352543@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 19 Dec 2024 01:30:01 -0800
Subject: Attention Please Read Carefully!

Attention Please Read Carefully!

I'm Attorney Richard Williams, a credible attorney assigned by National Centre For Victims Of Crime (NCVOC) to guide you for your compensation fund by the United States Financial Intelligence Unit on Cyber Crime and Internet Fraud.

This is to officially inform you that an ATM Card valued $1,000.000.00-(One Million United States Dollars) has been issued as a compensation payment to all short listed 2022/2023 scam victims whose email address was recovered during the recent internet probing and FBI investigation process going on over here in the United States of America.

It will interest you to know your compensation funds valued at the sum of $1,000,000.000 dollars, ATM Card will be delivered to your home address immediately after you send the delivery charges, which is US$100 dollars.

You should go ahead and send a $100 dollars Apple Gift Card, As soon as I receive the $100 dollars gift card from you, I will register your ATM Card with the DHL Courier company and send the tracking number for you to track the package to know when it will arrive at your home address.

I will be looking forward to receiving the $100 dollars Apple Gift Card together with your address and phone number.Thank you

Richard Williams,
Assistant Director, Finance and Facilities Division
United Nations (UN) New York City ( United States of America )

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