419 scam: "John Williams"<admin@htech.com.vn> RIA MONEY TRANSFER

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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:
- "mtcn" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "John Williams" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <jamesworker@tuta.io>
Date: Fri, 9 Mar 2018 21:25:48 +0530
Subject: RIA MONEY TRANSFER

Attention Beneficiary,

THIS MESSAGE IS COMING TO YOU FROM OCEANIC BANK PLC RIA MONEY TRANSFER DEPARTMENT .

Well,as we have been instructed for your payment of 850,000.00usd through our office here and we are hereby inform you that the first payment of 5,000.00usd have been concluded and you will use the payment information below to pick up your first payment immediately.

Sender Name.........VIRGINIA MAGPANTAY
Country....................Benin Republic
Text Question..........WHO
Answer.....................VIRGINIA
MTCN.............427-707-0517
Receiver.........You name

Meanwhile,you should contact the information below as soon as you pick up the first payment to enable you pick up the second payment immediately.

Name: Mr Frank J Richman
Email : filerecord0111@tutanota.de

We are waiting to hear from you.

Dr. John Williams
Executive Director,
Head of Operations, Technology, Transaction, and Retail (OTTR)

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