419 scam: "Mr. Williams" <germainjoy0@gmail.com> Did you Authorize this payment

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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 us 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)
- ",500,000" (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. Williams" <germainjoy0@gmail.com>
Reply-To: zellywilliams904@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 23 Dec 2022 10:13:48 +0100
Subject: Did you Authorize this payment

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Dear Sir:

Did you authorize ( Name Mr. Liu Kong Nam) of ( Address:Street
NO.8,Tomang Jakarta, to claim your IMF ( INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND )
funds valued (US$7,500,000) Seven million five hundred thousand US
dollars??? from our BANK OF AMERICA. Below is the account details
presented by Debra Payne to claim your fund into his bank account
below:

Account Holders Name: Mr. Liu Kong Nam
Account Number: 456-909-00943
Bank Name: HSBC BANK JAKARTA INDONESIA

Note You are to make Payment of ( US$350,73 cent ) immediately for
rectifying of your file into your Name According to your Record in
the file Please note the above Payment is not negotiable and is the
only payment to clarify your issue and complete your transfer
process It is not in any way consider as upfront payment but Account
- Rectification of Errors in your file

In short, the difference between adjusting entries and correcting
entries is that adjusting entries bring financial statements into
compliance with accounting frameworks.

While correcting entries fix mistakes in accounting entries There will
be nothing like deduction of any-kind at this stage making the Payment
of (US$350,73 cent) is a must (Three Hundred and Fifty Seventy Three
cent) only The only thing you are to do !
Please get back to me for more clarification if you did not.

Regards
Mr. Zelly Williams

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