419 scam: williams ken <grabolt@t-email.hu> Attention Needed

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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:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "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.
- williamsken966@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
- bank of new york on his direct email address at:( williamsken966@gmail.com) for the collection of your bank draft check, his name is: (Gmail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: williams ken <grabolt@t-email.hu>
Reply-To: williamsken966@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 11 Apr 2019 15:02:04 +0200
Subject: Attention Needed

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 USA. 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 Two
Million and Five hundred thousand dollars( US$2.500.000 ), I have left
a Bank draft Check for you worth US$2.5M Dollars, and you can
withdraw cash anywhere Bank around you or you done the transaction in
your bank for safety, you go with your passport or ID Card only and
the bank will pay the money to your account or obtain an ATM MASTER
CARD for safety too.

My dear friend I will like you to contact my Account Officer with
Federal Reserve Bank of New York on his direct email address at:(
williamsken966@gmail.com) for the collection of your Bank draft Check,
his name is: Mr.Williams Ben. I authorized him to release the Bank
draft Check 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. Billy directives so that your Check can
reach you without delay.

Please do not forget to let me know when you get the Bank draft Check
from him. Contact my account officer through his email address for the
release of your Banker's draft Check (driectpad1@gmail.com).

Yours sincerely,
Mr.Victor Adams
Washington, D.C. USA.

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