419 scam: Jerry Williams <jerrywilliamss@bellsouth.net> REPLY.

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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)
- "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.

Fraud email example:

From: Jerry Williams <jerrywilliamss@bellsouth.net>
Reply-To: jerrywills1@live.com
Date: Thu, 13 May 2010 07:14:16 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: REPLY.

Sir,

I'm Barrister Jerry Williams, a lawyer to Prince Jeffrey Bolkiah former finance minister of Brunei, the tiny oil-rich sultanate on the Gulf Island of Brunei.I got your contact details via business guide of your country.As you may know from the international media, the sultan had accused my client of financial mismanagement and impropriety of US$14.8 Billion dollars; this was as a result of the Asian Financial crisis that made my client's company (Amedeo Development Corporation) to be declared bankrupt during his tenure in the office.

However my client was kept under house arrest, though still in house arrest, his bank accounts and private Properties including a crude oil export refinery were later confiscated by the sultanate. My client Prince Jeffrey Bolkiah who is still in house arrest still relate with me with his Palm hand-lap top computer. We have been talking to each other since in house arrest.

Before my client Prince Jeffrey Bolkiah was incarcerated,he had already dispatched the sum of Thirty Million United States Dollars {$30,000,000.00} in cash to Security Company In United Kingdom for safe keeping,which I will disclose to you immediately you declare your interest. My client Prince Jeffrey Bolkiah directed me to seek for a foreigner who will invest the US$30,000,000.00 into profitable investment for his future survival for his family. After due deliberation with my client, we have decided to offer 20% of these funds to you as compensation for your strong cooperation, while certain percentage have been mapped out for both local and international expenses that may be incurred during this transaction. Please I count on your absolute confidentiality, transparency and trust, while looking forward to your prompt reply towards a swift conclusion of this transaction.

Please visit the following website for a better understanding of this situation:-

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_Jefri_Bolkiah

Finally, your financial compensation will be 20% of the total cash. 20% of the {US$30,000,000.00}.

Regards,

Barrister Jerry Williams,

Attorney at Law.

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