419 scam: Elliott Harris <servicemaildelivery43@gmail.com> TO YOUR NOTICE!

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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:
- "western union" (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.
Western Union money transfer is completely untraceable and therefore is *not* safe to use with anyone you do not know personally. It is the preferred method of online criminals to collect money from their victims.
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.
- andrewgowon@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Elliott Harris <servicemaildelivery43@gmail.com>
Reply-To: andrewgowon@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 12 Sep 2022 17:30:05 +0100
Subject: TO YOUR NOTICE!

Attention, Dear Beneficiary of legal fund (â‚¬5.5 Million Euro).

GREETINGS: From Mr. Elliott Harris, Assistant Secretary-General, United Nations

GOOD NEWS!!

I am writing this letter to you based on the latest developments in
our office. I would like to inform you that your fund compensation for
personal edification (â‚¬5.5 million euros) Five million five hundred
thousand euros, has been released and approved in your favor by Mr.
AntÃ³nio Guterres, Secretary General of the United Nations, and the
World Bank Group. We have concluded your payment to be processed via
Western Union, so we decided to deposit your funds at the WESTERN
UNION OFFICE, for faster transfer.

Therefore, we advise you to contact Mr. Andrew Gowon, New managing
director of the Western Union Office, with all your valid details
because your full compensation (â‚¬5.5 million euros) has been scheduled
to be paid to you via Western Union Service. Due to a poor official
failing to obtain the Fund via ATM CARD and the banks, we have
approved and deposited your Fund this week Monday in your favor.
According to our discussion with Western Union, we inform you that you
will receive â‚¬5,000.00 euros per day in any Western Union office
located in your city, which was our agreement with the BOARD OF
DIRECTORS AND WESTERN UNION AUTHORITY, WESTERN UNION, to stamp the
agreement this morning, and we approved the letter of agreement of the
total fund (â‚¬5.5 million euros), five million five hundred thousand
euros. I want you to contact Mr. Andrew Gowon, ask him to give you
more instructions on how you will start receiving your payment.

Also follow his instruction and ask him to give you more instruction
how you should start receiving your daily Payment through WESTERN
UNION OFFICE until your full Fund Compensation has been completed
transferred to you in rate (â‚¬5.5M Euro), Five Million Five Hundred
Thousand Euro.

Contact him through the contact Information Below.

ECOBANK WESTERN UNION OFFICE.

CONTACT PERSON: Mr. Andrew Gowon.

HIS EMAIL ADDRESS: andrewgowon@yahoo.com

BELOW IS THE NEEDED INFORMATION YOU NEED TO FILL TO REGISTER FOR THE
TRANSACTION.

YOUR NAME________
YOUR RECEIVER ADDRESS____
YOUR COUNTRY_______
YOUR CITY_____
YOUR MOBILE PHONE_____
YOUR GENDER_______
A COPY OF YOUR ID _____

PLEASE MAKE SURE TO CONTACT HIM DIRECTLY TO HIS EMAIL ADDRESS,
andrewgowon@yahoo.com, TO AVOID ANY MISTAKE.

YOURS SINCERELY,

Mr. Elliott Harris,
Assistant Secretary-General, United Nations.

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