419 scam: "JAMES WILLIAMS FINANCE COMPANY."<alvaradolgas@gmail.com> FINANCE COMPANY:REGARDING YOUR $22.5M

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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:
- "executive governor" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
- "central bank of nigeria" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
- "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 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.
- +447011150128 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
- +2347041860392 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)
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.
- centbannkofnig8@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "JAMES WILLIAMS FINANCE COMPANY." (may be fake)
Reply-To: <ijameswilliams@yahoo.com>
Date: Sun, 24 Oct 2010 17:32:27 -0700
Subject: FINANCE COMPANY:REGARDING YOUR $22.5M

Atten:Beneficiary,

>From James Williams Finance Company and affilliate Finance Company to The Central Bank of Nigeria with the below contact details:
Dr.SANUSI LAMIDO
EXECUTIVE GOVERNOR,
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA
TINUBU SQUARE,
LAGOS NIGERIA
E-MAIL:centbannkofnig8@gmail.com
TEL:+234-704-186-0392

We have been contacted recently by our prospect client(CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA) with the above contact details on your behalf,REQUESTING for our Financial support in regards to the present transaction of $22.5m from the Origanting Bank CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA.
We will accept to finance the transaction by providing you with all the funds needed,once all your details duely verified,and provided you act according to our TERMS AND CONDITIONS.
According to our Financing Policy,you are to pay 10% interest with all the money provided to you from our company,once the transaction of $22.5m has been duely completed and successful with the bank.
Also,we will be providing you with the needed funds via certified bank check,which you are to cash and make the fees available to the bank for the processing of your funds.
For further processing of your funds,its important you get back to us immidiately with the following underlisted details:

FULL NAME:
CONTACT ADDRESS:
CITY:
COUNTRY:
ZIP CODE:
CONTACT TELEPHONE NUMBER:
AGE:
OCCUPATION:

Confirmed to us immidiately.
Expecting your response as soonest.

JAMES WILLIAMS FINANCE COMPANY.
87, Gresham Street London
EC2V7NQ
United Kingdom
Tel : +447011150128

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