419 scam: "Awilliams"<urgent.urgent.urgent5@gmail.com> ATTN: RE-CHANGE OF ACCOUNT

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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:
- "waiting for your urgent response" (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)
- "central bank of nigeria" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
- "wbiz18@live.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
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.
- +2348058506153 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "Awilliams" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <briantwilliams@ymail.com>
Date: Wed, 28 Jul 2010 09:52:33 +0100
Subject: ATTN: RE-CHANGE OF ACCOUNT

ATTN: RE-CHANGE OF ACCOUNT.

This is in regard to outstanding payment, I am Anthony Williams, the Newly appointed Director United Nation Legal Affairs,
Security and Investigation, the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (GOODLUCK JONATHAN) and his Decision Making Body,
the Executive Arms of the Government, has directed me to come down to Nigeria to Investigate your Fund and to make sure that we approve all outstanding debts owed to Foreign beneficiaries by the government of Nigeria in this 2 quarter of this
Fiscal year 2010-07-23.
This decision was taken based on the abnormities and inability of the BANKS in Nigeria to Release your fund into your bank account whereby it was discovered that some Directors in Central bank of NIGERIA being the Federal Government of Nigeria were diverting foreign beneficiaries payment to another account of their choice overseas. In view of this,
during our investigation I found out that an account was submitted to divert your fund to a Germany account.
Below is the account submitted and I want you to confirm if you are aware of the new development because we are about effecting payment to the account stated bellow today.
Beneficiary: CERSTIN WENGER SHENOUDA
Bank: FRANKFURTER BANK A/C No..: 367840545
Code: 50050201
Finally, be informed that a payment instruction has been issued and Forwarded to the Treasury Department of the Federal Government of Nigeria In favour of you and your company for immediate release of your fund to the account above without any further prejudice. But there is no way we can approve the fund to your account without you confirming if you have changed your account for your fund to be transfer to the Beneficiary: CERSTIN WENGER SHENOUDA BANK ACCOUNT IN GERMANY.Contact me immediately for
further clarification to know if you have Giving instruction to transfer your fund to the above account today.
On behalf Of the entire management of United Nations, we are congratulating you in advance and if you fail to contact this office on or before 48hrs from now then we will now wire the fund to the German account.Thanks for your co-operation. Waiting for your urgent response
Yours faithfully
Anthony Williams.
+234-805-850-6153
Email;wbiz18@live.com
Un Office of Legal Affairs
Security and Investigation.

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