419 scam: William Asare <wyasare124@msn.com> Urgent- From Mr.Williams.

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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:
- "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "it will be a bank to bank transfer" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "there are practically no risks involved" (almost true for the criminal trying to scam you - arrests of online criminals are rare)
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.
- willyasare@yahoo.com.hk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: William Asare <wyasare124@msn.com>
Reply-To: <willyasare1000@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 25 Mar 2010 18:16:10 +0000
Subject: Urgent- From Mr.Williams.

FROM THE DESK OF MR.WILLIAMS.
Date: 25-03-10
Tel: +233-244-973-879
Email: willyasare@yahoo.com.hk

Greetings:

My name is Mr. William Asare, I am the Ashanti Regional manager of a bank here in Ghana in West Africa. I am a Christian. I do not want problems but I just hope you can assist me. I write you this letter in good faith.

I am in control of Three million, eight hundred and Fifty thousand US dollars($3,850,000.00) and I Realized the excess profit from a contract that was Awarded to a foreign company here in Ghana by the World Health organization to supply ante-natal and Post-natal drugs to rural areas in Ghana and other West African countries. This said money for the Supply of drugs was first deposited to the Bank Where I work. With my position as the manager, I trade with the Money in Ghana stock market before the contractors withdrew the money for the said purpose. I deposited the profit I made on Escrow call account and I did not declare this to my head office.

I am contacting you, to stand as the beneficiary of this fund because as the regional manager I don't have to be involved with this kind of amount of money. I can move this money to our offshore filtering centre London covering the region, but can I rely trust you to hold this money for me until I arrive your country and pick it up you and myself deduct 25% of the money as your commission. If you accept my offer you can contact me only on my private phone number or email-address. If you do not accept can you forget I contacted you?

All I need is for you to get me a good current account in your bank where I can move this money.

There are practically no risks involved, it will be a bank to bank transfer. I hope you understand my situation.

Thank you and God bless.
Yours truly,
Williams.

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