419 scam: "Mr. Charles William" <customer984@tim.it> Compensation of $2.5 Million Dollars for you!...

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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:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "i will like you to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "hundred thousand 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)
- "u.k " (this email uses bad English)
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.
- g.gendronhbb229@yahoo.com (Yahoo; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Charles William" <customer984@tim.it>
Reply-To: charlesew@inbox.ru
Date: Sat, 2 Sep 2017 15:44:56 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: Compensation of $2.5 Million Dollars for you!...

Hello my good friend,

How are you? i hope you are doing great?

You may not understand why this mail came to you, but if you do not remember
me, you might have receive an email from me in the past regarding a multi-
million-dollar business proposal which we never concluded. I am using this
opportunity to inform you that the multi-million-dollar business has been
concluded with the assistance of another partner from U.K who financed the
transaction to a logical conclusion.

I thank you for your great efforts to our unfinished transfer of fund into your
account due to one reason or the other best known to you. I want to inform you
that I have successfully transferred the fund to my new partner's account in
China that was capable of assisting me in this great venture. Due to your
effort, sincerity, courage and trust worthiness you showed during the course of
the transaction. I want to compensate you and show my gratitude to you with the
sum of $2.5Million I have left a certified VISA ATM DEBT CARD for you, your
funds has been loaded and
credited in the card already and you can withdraw cash anywhere in the world
via Visa card ATM machines. Amount in the card (Two Million and Five Hundred
Thousand United States Dollars Only).

My dear friend I will like you to contact my Account Officer with Heritage Bank
Benin on his direct email address at:( g.gendronhbb229@yahoo.com ) for the
collection of your ATM VISA CARD sealed together with Pin Code: (8917), his
name is: Mr. Gerard Gendron i authorized him to release the ATM Card to you
whenever you contact him regarding for it. At the moment, I'm very busy with my
partner because of the investment project which we are having at hand now.
Please I will like you to accept this token with good faith as this is from the
bottom of my heart, Also comply with Mr. Gerard Gendron directives so that your
card can reach you without delay.

Please do not forget to let me know when you get the ATM card from him.Contact
my account officer through his email address for the release of your ATM Visa
Card (g.gendronhbb229@yahoo.com)

Yours sincerely,

Mr. Charles E. Williams.

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