419 scam: "Mr. Adams William" <dhlc1284@gmail.com> ATTENTION:

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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:
- "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)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Adams William" <dhlc1284@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mr.adamswilliam@seznam.cz
Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2022 04:12:02 -0800
Subject: ATTENTION:

Please Pay Attention.

This mail is to inform you of your compensation registered package.
CONTENT: ATM CARD of One Million & Five hundred thousand United States
Dollars {$1.5m}, officially registered by the United Nations
Lottery Compensation Organizations.
For your information the VAT, COD and INSURANCE has expiring date; Feb
20th, 2022. This package was submitted in our security custody today.
And we contact you for the Immediate delivery of the package.
Because the expiring date of delivery has been given to avoid
returning it back to the U.N Compensation Auditor as
an unclaimed package, To confirm your scheduled package, visit our
tracking web site
www.fedex.com/tracking and insert your tracking number below to view
pending delivery status.

http://www.fedex.com/tracking
Your Tracking Number: 800277347645

Having tracked your package, it confirmed the status of delivery been
pending awaiting clearance, your box
will be stamp and re-directed to your home address.
you are hereby advise to provide us with the below updated delivery
details to avoid mistake on delivery to your postal address.

Your Name:
Your Current Home Address :
Your Nearest Airport:
Your Current Mobile Number:

WARNING: Note that any unclaimed funds package will be return
to the treasury account department after (2/3)days so you are urgently

advised to comply with our directives so that the delivery will
commence and do not contact if you are not able to remit the
re-direction/Security Fee.

Best Regards.
Mr. Adams William

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