419 scam: "Dr. Akintola Williams" <drakintolawilliams001@yahoo.com.hk> Dr.Akintola 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.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "huge deposit" (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)
- "into your nominated bank account" (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)
- "million us 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)
- "hundred thousand united state 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)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
- "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
This email message is a next of kin scam.
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.
- drakwilliams01@yahoo.com.hk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Dr. Akintola Williams" <drakintolawilliams001@yahoo.com.hk>
Date: Tue, 3 May 2011 11:43:40 +0300
Subject: Dr.Akintola Williams

>From The Desk Of Dr.Akintola Williams
Chartered Accountant,
United Bank For Africa
International Trade Fair Branch,
Lagos Nigeria(Badagry Expressway)
Email: drakwilliams01@yahoo.com.hk

Good day,

I am a Banker with the UNITED BANK FOR AFRICA (UBA). My name is Dr. Akintola Williams; I discovered an abandoned sum of 34.5 Million US dollars (Thirty four Million, five hundred thousand United State Dollars) in an account that belongs to one of our foreign customers who used to work with an Oil Development company in Nigeria NNPC (NIGERIA NATIONAL PETROLUEM COMPANY).

Here in after shall be referred to as my client. On April 21, 2002, my client, his wife, and their three children were involved in a car accident along Sagamu High way Nigeria. All occupants of the vehicle unfortunately lost their lives. Since then, I have made several enquiries to his embassy to locate any of my clients extended relatives, this also proved unsuccessful. After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to trace his last name over the Internet to locate any member of his family but all in vain.

I have contacted you to assist in repatriating the fund and property left behind by my client before they get confiscated or declared unserviceable by the bank where these huge deposits were lodged, particularly the UNITED BANK FOR AFRICA (UBA) PLC. Where the deceased had an account Valued at about (34.5 Million US Dollars) has issued me a notice to provide the next of kin or have the account confiscated within the next ten official working days.

Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over 2 years now, I decided seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased since I can confide in you so that the proceeds of this account valud at (34.5 Million US dollars) can be transfer into your nominated Bank account then you and me can share the cash, 60% to me and 40% to you. A legal representative will be contacted to help authenticate and regulate all the essential legal documentation that can be used to back up any claim we may make.

All I need from you is your total trust and honest cooperation to enable us seeing this deal through. I promise that this will be executed under Justifiable understanding that will protect you from any infringement of the law. Do get back to me on my private email address. drakwilliams01@yahoo.com.hk

Yours sincerely,

Dr.Akintola Williams.

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