419 scam: "Mr.William Stuart" <info7@aol.com> (no subject)

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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.
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr.William Stuart" <info7@aol.com>
Reply-To: mr_Williamstuart12@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Tue, 26 Apr 2011 17:59:39 +0200
Subject:

Hello

My name is Mr.William Stuart, a merchant in London, but taking treatment in
Holland, now I have been diagnosed with prostate and esophageal
cancer that was discovered very late due to lack of caring for my health.

Now my health is deteriorating so badly,I really need you to help me
distribute
the last of my fortune. You might be wondering why I did not
ask my close relatives to pick overthis task. But I once asked members of my
family to close one of my accounts and donate the money, which I
have there to charity organizations in Europe, they closed the account but
refused to donate the money to the organizations,

I want you to help me collect this deposit and dispatched it to charity
organizations and let them know that it is Mr.William Stuart that is
making this generous donation..I pray for you to support and assist me with a
good heart. But the choice is yours, Contact me at my private email
address:

Thank you very much.

Regards,
Mr.William Stuart

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