419 scam: "Frank Williams" <frank_williams01@latinmail.com> MUTUAL BENEFIT,VERY URGENT

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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:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "might come to you as a surprise" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "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)
- "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
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.
- frank_williams332@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Frank Williams" <frank_williams01@latinmail.com>
Date: Fri, 26 Oct 2007 01:21:26 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: MUTUAL BENEFIT,VERY URGENT

FROM THE DEXK OF DR. FRANK WILLIAMS (DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS)
NATIONAL CRUDE OIL EXPORT UNIT
CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS
N.C. O.E.U. HOUSE=20
LAGOS.

DEAR FRIEND,

INVESTMENT PROPOSAL

ALTHOUGH THIS PROPOSAL MIGHT COME TO YOU AS A SURPRISE, SINCE IS FROM S=
OMEONE YOU DO NOT KNOW OR HAVE SEEN BEFORE, BUT BASED ON RECOMMENDATION=
S, I GATHERED FROM A VERY RELIABLE SOURCE HERE IN NIGERIA. I AM THE DIR=
ECTOR OF OPERATIONS, NATIONAL CRUDE OIL EXPORT UNIT.=20

THE CRUX OF THIS LETTER IS THAT I DELIBERATELY NEGOTIATED AND EFFECTED =
EXCESS LIFTING OF CRUDE OIL TO THE GLOBAL MARKET. IN THE COURSE OF THIS=
TRANSACTION I WAS ABLE TO MAKE TWENTY MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS ($=
20,000,000.00). AND I TRACKED DOWN THE SAID AMOUNT AND WITH THE ASSISTA=
NCE OF MY ACCOMPLICE, WE USED DIPLOMATIC MEANS TO DEPOSIT THIS FUND ABR=
OAD TO AVOID LEAVING ANY BANK TRANSACTION TRACES.

WE, THE KEY GOVERNMENT OFFICE HOLDERS ARE NOT ALLOWED AS A MATTER OF GO=
VERNMENT POLICY TO OPERATE ANY FOREIGN ACCOUNT BECAUSE OF OUR STATUS AS=
CIVIL/PUBLIC SERVANTS HENCE THE NEED TO SOLICIT FOR YOUR FULL ASSISTAN=
CE TO CLAIM THIS MONEY ON MY BEHALF. IF HAVE THE CAPACITY TO DO THIS YO=
U WILL RECEIVE 30% OF THIS FUND AS YOUR SHARE FROM THIS MONEY.

I SHALL BE COMING OVER TO YOUR COUNTRY WHEN THE MONEY IS FINALLY IN YOU=
R POSSESSION AND I SHALL BE RELYING ON YOUR ADVISE HENCE INVESTING MY S=
HARE. BE INFORMED THAT THIS BUSINESS IS GENUINE AND 100% SAFE.=20

SEND THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION:=20
1.YOUR COMPLETE NAMES AND RESIDENTIAL ADDRESS
2.YOUR DIRECT EMAIL ADDRESS
3.YOUR PHONE NUMBER FOR EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION=20
PLEASE DO REPLY TO THIS EMAIL ADDRESS frank_williams332@yahoo.com

YOURS FAITHFULLY,

DR. FRANK WILLIAMS
(OPERATIONS DIRECTOR )

Argentina vota. =A1Sigue las presidenciales! http://www.starmedia.com/n=
oticias/especiales/eleccionesargentina.html

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