419 scam: Richard Maxwell <info@senders.com> Greetings From My Wife And I

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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:
- "please endeavor to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "million british pounds" (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)
This email message is a fake lottery scam. Consider the following facts about real lotteries:
1. They don't notify winners by email.
2. You can't win without first buying a lottery ticket.
3. They don't randomly select email addresses to award prizes to.
4. They don't use free email accounts (Yahoo, Hotmail, etc) to communicate with you.
5. They don't tell you to call a mobile phone number.
6. They don't tell you to keep your winnings secret.
7. They will never ask a winner to pay any fees to receive a prize!
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.
- richardsandangelamaxwell@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Richard Maxwell <info@senders.com>
Reply-To: richardsandangelamaxwell@gmail.com
Date: 25 Dec 2017 21:32:27 -0600
Subject: Greetings From My Wife And I

Greetings From My Wife And I

My wife and I won the Euro Millions Lottery of Â£53 Million
British Pounds and we have voluntarily decided to donate the sum
of â‚¬1,000,000.00 (One Million EURO) to five (5) individuals
randomly as part of our own charity project. To verify our
lottery winnings, please see our interview by visiting the web
page below

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/11511467/Lincolnshire-couple-win-53m-on-EuroMillions.html

After a computer spinball, your email address was among the 5
random emails which were submitted to us by the Google Inc as a
web user. We have mandated our offshore paying bank (Allegacy
Federal Credit Union) to effect the transfer of the funds to your
bank account through their online banking as soon as you login
into their online transfer system.

Our offshore paying bank (Allegacy Federal Credit Union) just
contacted us this morning that they have finalized all plans to
ensure that your donation is transferred to you immediately. They
said that what you need to do right now is to click on the Web
Link we'll drop below and you would be directed to the bank's
online transfer page where you are expected to login with your
email address and password. Once you login, you'll see the
online-detailed instructions on how to transfer the funds into
your preferred bank account through their online banking.

Here Below Is The Web Link For You To Login And Transfer Your
Funds.

http://www.magnoliap.com/Egoo/givings.html

Note: If you find anything confusing while making your online
transfer, then do not hesitate to get back to us through our
Email: [ richardsandangelamaxwell@gmail.com] so that we could get
our bank to contact you directly. Please endeavor to contact us
with details such as your; Full Names, Address, Mobile Number,
Age/Gender, and Occupation.

Congratulations in advance! We look forward to your response
soon.

Regard,
Richard & Angela Maxwell
Email: richardsandangelamaxwell@gmail.com

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