419 scam: "DANIEL WILLIAMS & ASSOCIATES" <INFO@YAHOO.COM> REPLY 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:

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:
- "your urgent reply" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
- "contact me immediately" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
- "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
This email message is a next of kin scam.
Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- +2348030407998 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "DANIEL WILLIAMS & ASSOCIATES" <INFO@YAHOO.COM>
Reply-To: danielwilliams_associate@hotmail.com
Date: Thu, 28 Jan 2010 11:34:25 -0500
Subject: REPLY URGENT

FROM: DANIEL WILLIAMS & ASSOCIATES.
Tel: +234-80-3040-7998
Reply To This E-Mail: danielwilliams_associate2hotmail.com

Hello,

I sourced your profile from a human resource profile database in the
Internet. My name is Daniel Williams, I am an account overseer to late Mr.
Rudzinski who dead in a plan crash along with his entire family on their way
to hoildays in his country.He was an oil merchant here, a well known
Philanthropist, before he died. He made a Will stating that $13.2M(Thirteen
million,two hundred thousand U.S.dollars only) should be donated to any
Philanthropist of our choice overseas.View the crash:
http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/africa/12/26/benin.crash/index.html

I have made a random draw your name, your e-mail address was picked to be the
beneficiary to this Will on the point to collaborate with so that i will
present you as the next of Kin.I am particularly interested in securing this
money from the Bank where it was deposited when he was alife, because the
bank have issued a notice instructing to me been the account overseer to
produce the beneficiary of this Will within two weeks or else the money will
be credited into their treasury account as the law here. It is my utmost
desire to execute the Will of my late client since he is no more alife.

If you are interested, contact me immediately for us to start the process of
approval and sending the money to any of your designated official account or
your off-shore account. I urge you to contact me immediately for further
details because i would want you to understand every thing before we proceed,
and you should bear in mind that the Bank has given us a date limit.

I am await your urgent reply.
Your Sincerely,
Barrister Daniel Williams

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