419 scam: "From:Frank Williams," <revted.moore@yahoo.com> From: Dr:Frank 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:

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:
- ",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)
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.
- +447031985563 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
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.
- drfwilliams009@gmail.com (Gmail/GoogleMail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "From:Frank Williams," <revted.moore@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: drfwilliams009@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 16 Jul 2010 13:18:53 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: From: Dr:Frank Williams,

From: Dr:Frank Williams,
Manchester M27 5FX,
United Kingdom.

To: Fund Owner,

This is to inform you that your funds valued Six Million British Pound (6,000,000.00 GBP) has been approved for immediate release to you. It came to our notice that your payment file has being kept pending by the Board Management of Citi Bank London, United Kingdom, due to the fact that you were asked to pay some fee before receiving your fund.

Note that an instruction has been sent to this Agency (International Monetary Fund) by the World Bank in collaboration with the United Nation Board that all outstanding Overdue Inheritance fund payment should be release to all Beneficiary upon the choices that will best suits a Beneficiary in receiving his or her fund.

For the purpose of reconfirmation of your Payment File, you are advised to indicate the under listed information÷Õ below:

Full Name: .........
Tel/Fax: ............
Physical Address with Zip Code:
Your Occupation: Sex/Age:
Private Email:
Home Equity (Yes/No):

So that there will be no error during the signing of your Fund Release Order Form.
Note that upon your response to this notification, formalities will be given upon the choice that will best suit you in receiving your payment either via Bank To Bank Transfer (BT), or Delivery to your door step Via (ATM-CARD) or upon your Visitation for physical collection and signatory of your payment here in our Office United Kingdom with requirements and charges.

Your quick response will be highly appreciated.

Yours Sincerely,

From:Frank Williams
(Operational Manager), ISD.
Tel: +44 703 198 5563
Tel: +44 702 403 9580.
Email: drfwilliams009@gmail.com

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