419 scam: REV BRUNO WILLIAM <maleka.a.s.alahmah@gmail.com> CONGRATULATIONS IN ADVANCE YOU ATM CARD

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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:
- "courier service" (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.
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.
- revbrunowilliam89@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: REV BRUNO WILLIAM <maleka.a.s.alahmah@gmail.com>
Reply-To: revbrunowilliam89@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 13 Dec 2021 09:56:03 +0100
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS IN ADVANCE YOU ATM CARD

The Office of Foreign Assets Control is a financial intelligence and
enforcement agency of the U.S. Treasury Department, is officially here
to notify you about the present arrangement to pay you, your over due
Winning Prize/Covid-19 Palliative fund which you could not complete
the process of releasing of your Bank Details through the Digitized
Payment System. We have decided to pay you through delivery of an ATM
CARD worth sum of â‚¬2,500.000.00 Euro (Two Million Five Hundred
Thousand Euros) you can donate %30 percent to the Charity
Organization, it has been submitted in you favor with a clear prove,
together with copy of our Agent Passport picture Name is (Agent Porte
Dustin Daniel) This arrangement was initiated/constituted by the World
Health Organization, United Nation and International Monetary Fund,
due to Corona virus, Covid-19 Pandemic.

We have concluded your delivery arrangement with the below courier
services companies and their delivery time and fee is stated below,
the delivery charge is stated for you to handle it to show how
interested you are

UPS=48hrs/â‚¬150
FedEx=78hrs/â‚¬100
DHL=3days/â‚¬50

Reconfirm you INFO here for the delivery.

1. Valid Delivery Address:
2. Full Names:===?
3. Phone Number:==?
4. Country:===?
5.. Occupation:==?
6. Age:===?
7. Sex===?

CONGRATULATIONS IN ADVANCE.

BEST REGARDS,
REV BRUNO WILLIAM
E-mail (revbrunowilliam89@gmail.com)
OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSETS CONTROL

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