419 scam: j williams <j_williams266@yahoo.com> INFORMATION UP-DATE ABOUT YOUR FUND

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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:
- "central bank of nigeria" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
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.
- 2347029033843
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.
- stevejohnx446@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: j williams <j_williams266@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: dreuniceonuh20022@yahoo.com
Date: Sat, 13 Mar 2010 02:01:07 -0800 (PST)
Subject: INFORMATION UP-DATE ABOUT YOUR FUND

The Federal Governmentof Nigeria has decided to pay you through our Oil Reserve
Consolidated Account due to some anomalies and discrepancies in most of our
federal ministries,local banks,NNPC and the nations apex bank,Central Bank of
Nigeria.
However,full scale and detailed investigation revealed that you have paid
colosal amount of money to fraudulent individuals in time past and for that
cogent reason the Federal Government of Nigeria decided to solely handle the
payment of your fund through our Oil Reserve Consolidated Account for safety
reasons.
For this singular payment purpose,you should send across your current receiving
bank account and your telephone and fax to enable us perfect the final payment
of your fund into it.You should as well include the contract payment
information which will help facilitate the transfer in your behalf.
Sorry for what you might have gone through in the hands of our past dubious
governmental officials in time past.I look forward for your quick response, to
my alternative email(stevejohnx446@yahoo.com)
you can all so call me on my mobil number:234-702-903-3843
Respectfully yours,
Mr.Steve John,
INFORMATION UP-DATE ABOUT YOUR FUND

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