419 scam: MR RICHARD WEALTH <badmusfaruq021@gmail.com> GOOD NEWS

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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.
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.
- richardwealth825@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: MR RICHARD WEALTH <badmusfaruq021@gmail.com>
Reply-To: richardwealth825@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 30 Jan 2023 08:08:44 +0100
Subject: GOOD NEWS

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Attention Sir/Ma,

This is to inform you that you have been selected as a beneficiary via
your email to be compensated by the United nations scam victim refund
scheme Unit. Please understand that this a seriously confidential
matter and no other agency knows about this, this is a covert
financial empowerment programme, and to avoid an over influx of
application, it is done under strict confidentiality.

Funds worth billions of dollars were stolen out of the United states
by Internet hackers, but fortunately the Interpol were able to stop
the full transfer into the hackers designated accounts, some of the
hackers have been apprehended while some are still on the run.

Your email was selected among the other victims presented by the
fraudsters, hence, you are being compensated with the sum of $8.5
Million usd only. We have worked extremely hard with the Interpol and
the Japanese/African/India/Russia Government to make sure this
compensation is granted, as the fraudsters are mainly from the above
mentioned countries.

Please provide your details as listed below to enable the compensation
process to begin immediately.

Full Names-
Contact phone numbers, cell or home.
Passport-
Nationality-
Residential/office Address-

It is imperative these details are provided urgently, please do get
back to me on this email (richardwealth825@gmail.com)as soon as
possible.

Yours sincerely,
Supervisor
Richard Wealth.

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