419 scam: "Capt. Jones Williams" <paymentnotification202@gmail.com> I NEED AN URGENT RESPONSE

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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 united states 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)
- ",000,000" (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)
- "00,000.00" (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)
- "diplomatic courier" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
- "courier service" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Capt. Jones Williams" <paymentnotification202@gmail.com>
Reply-To: captainjoneswilliams404@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 5 Apr 2023 12:38:02 +0100
Subject: I NEED AN URGENT RESPONSE

Dear Beloved Friend,

I saw your email from search Engine and I decided to contact you urgently
for this great opportunity between me and you, permit me to introduce
myself to you, my name is Capt. Patrick Williams. I am an American soldier,
presently in Afghanistan for war against terrorism and also helping in
stabilizing the country against security challenges. With a very desperate
need for assistance, I have decided to contact you for your kind assistance
to move the sum of (US$45,000,000.00) Forty Five Million United States
Dollars to you if I can be assured that my share will be safe in your care
until I complete my service. Some money in various currencies was
discovered in boxes at a farmhouse during a rescue operation we conducted
in one of the attacks by the terrorists and it was agreed by my colleagues
and I that some part of this money be shared among us.

I deposited this money with a Red Cross Agent informing him that we are
making contact for the real owner of the money. And it is under my power to
approve whoever that comes forth for this consignment. I want to invest the
money in your state as soon as I am deployed into your state for a good
business, anyway you will advise me on that since I am not a business
person. So I need someone I could trust. If you accept, I will smuggle the
money to your country where you will be the beneficiary.

I am a uniformed person and I cannot be parading such an amount, so I need
to present someone to stand as the recipient. I am an American and an
intelligence officer and for that I have a 100% authentic means of
transferring the money through Diplomatic Courier Service. I just need your
acceptance and all is done.

Please if you are interested in this transaction I will give you the
complete details that you need for us to carry out this transaction
successfully, I decided to find someone that is for real and not imaginary
and that is why I went to a secured website, where I can be sure that the
person is real. I believe I can trust you. Where we are now we can only
communicate through our military communication facilities which are secured
so nobody can monitor our emails, then I can explain in detail, and I can
only reach you through email, because our calls might be monitored but have
to be sure whom I am dealing with.

I wait for your contact details so we can go on. I will give you 40% of the
sum and 60% for me. I hope I am fair on this deal, Get back to me with your
full information Below.

YOUR FULL NAME......................
YOUR FULL ADDRESS...................
YOUR DIRECT TELEPHONE NUMBER........
OCCUPATION..........................

Regards,

Capt. Patrick Williams
US ARMY
Kabul Afghanistan

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