419 scam: Patrick Williams <opatrick2050@gmail.com> Hello Beneficiary

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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:
- "stamp duty" (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. )
- "levy " (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.
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.
- fedexexpress.delivery877@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Patrick Williams <opatrick2050@gmail.com>
Reply-To: fedexexpress.delivery877@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 3 Apr 2023 11:28:54 -0700
Subject: Hello Beneficiary

Attention

Greetings to you and how are you doing today? Hope all is well.

We are hereby informed you that after the middle of the year bank audit
and evaluation, the I.M.F has ordered all financial institutions through
the federal ministry of Finance to pay all outstanding debt to their
customers whose funds are held for one reason or another.

In this development bank has contacted us to deliver your ATM card to
ensure all their customers receive their funds through this means
of delivery (atm Card payment/delivery).

The federal government will soon proceed with confiscating the atm
card into the government treasury as an unclaimed bill if you did not
comply with their directives and instructions.

After a meeting held yesterday regarding the outstanding payment to
all the funds to beneficiaries whose funds are in our custody.

The board and management of IMF and the department of Federal
ministry of Finance has agreed all the beneficiary will receive their fund
through atm card delivery without further hesitation.

Listen, The only fee you are going to pay for this ATM VISA card
delivery is for the government stamp duty levy and insurance coverage fee
of your ATM card delivery and there will be no further fee that will be
required from you.

We are hereby assured and give you 100% guarantee that once we receive
your payment, your atm card delivery will proceed and there will be no
hesitation to deliver your atm card visa card to your address and take
note that there will be no further charges or payment that will be
required from you.

Once again, kindly reconfirm and send your personal details ,address,
phone number and your valid ID for onward delivery of your ATM visa card.

We are looking forward to receiving your delivery details as well ,
contact e-mail: ( fedexexpress.delivery877@gmail.com ).

Thanks and our cordial respect.

Mr. Patrick Williams
Manager,
FedEx Courier Delivery

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