419 scam: "General Darryl A. Williams" <gen.darrylawilliamsusarmya@gmail.com> Hello Dear

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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:
- "i want to solicit your attention" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "General Darryl A. Williams" <gen.darrylawilliamsusarmya@gmail.com>
Reply-To: gen.darrylawilliamsusarmy@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 06 Mar 2023 21:21:44 -0800
Subject: Hello Dear

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Hello Dear,
I am sorry to encroach into your privacy in this manner. I found your
contact particulars in an address journal and I find it pleasurable to
offer you a personal proposal. I want to solicit your attention to
receive recovered funds on my behalf.

I am General Darryl A. Williams, an officer in the US Army, I was moved
to Ukraine recently as new army General commander, i really need your
help in assisting me with the safekeeping of funds that i discovered
here however the safe box has been Secretly move to Canada through our
US military dispatch group delivery Service out from Ukraine to Canada
and the safe box has been secretly deposited on Canadian International
Escrow Reserve Based (IERB) as a rescue safe box though, because of my
position i can't come out openly to claim the safe box with worth of
6,700.000.00 US Dollars inside safe box. However, i would you like you
to receive the money on my behalf through bank to bank money transfer in
your country until I conclude my service here than i will fly to your
country to meet you.

However, I will reward you handsomely, if you could help me secure the
funds until I conclude my service here. If you can be trusted, I will
explain further details to you when I get your response. You can also
Click on the link below to know more about me.
(https://lc.nato.int/about-us/biographies/commander)
General Darryl A. Williams
U.S. Army Europe and Africa

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