419 scam: David Williams <federalg585@gmail.com> WELCOME TO UNITED PARCEL SERVICE UPS

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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:
- "million 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.
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.
- tomec823@aol.com (AOL; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: David Williams <federalg585@gmail.com>
Reply-To: deliveroffice1@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 19 Sep 2022 11:15:58 +0100
Subject: WELCOME TO UNITED PARCEL SERVICE UPS

WELCOME TO UNITED PARCEL SERVICE UPS
Headquarters: Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Founded: August 28, 1907, Seattle, Washington, United States
CEO: Carol B Tome
Email: ( tomec823@aol.com)
Subsidiaries: The UPS Store, Mail Boxes, UPS Airlines,
Shipping and Mailing Service
ADDRESS:9838 Old Bay meadows Rd Jacksonville FL.USA Â·
Open until 6:30 PM
more The UPS Store

Attention is needed,

Greetings from the UPS I have a vital information which needs to be
attended immediately.
Did you authorized anyone to pick up your inheritance fund from our
branch in Headquarters: Atlanta,
Georgia? One Mr Andrew Cox came to our office yesterday in-respect of
your $20.8 million dollars
which has been credited with us for the past 2 years now by the
Federal Government
to be transferred into your account. He said that you authorized him
to pick up the fund.

This fund has been in our custody for the past two years now and we
have been waiting for you
to contact us but we didn't know what is hindering you from reaching us since.
So we decided to write to you to make sure that you are fine
and aware of the inheritance fund of 20.8million dollars
in our branch office in Headquarters: Atlanta, Georgia

We want you to get back to us with the following details:

Your Full Name::::::::::::::::::::
Your Address::::::::::::::::::::::
Your PO Box Number::::::::::::::::
Your Direct Telephone number::::::

This above listed details are needed as fast
as possible if you didn't authorize anyone
to pick up your fund from our branch in Idaho

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