419 scam: "Rev.Frank Williams" <rev.franltn_w45@yahoo.es> PAYMENT INVESTIGATION DEPARTMENT

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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:
- "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "hundred thousand united states dollars" (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)
- "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
- "charles soludo" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
- "abuja" (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.
Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
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.
- revfrankwilliams23@hotmail.com (Hotmail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "Rev.Frank Williams" <rev.franltn_w45@yahoo.es>
Reply-To: revfrankwilliams23@hotmail.com
Date: Sat, 8 Oct 2011 12:44:42 +0100 (BST)
Subject: PAYMENT INVESTIGATION DEPARTMENT

PAYMENT INVESTIGATION DEPARTMENT
(ANTI-FRAUD UNIT)
THE PRESIDENCY,
ABUJA -NIGERIA

>From the desk of: Rev Frank Williams. .
E:MAIL: revfrankwilliams23@hotmail.com
Attn: Beneficiaries,

Sir,

RE: BEWARE OF THESE IMPOSTORS.

Based on the findings of the Payment Investigation Department of The Presidency, we wish to warn You about the activities of some officials both serving and retired / dismissed from office due to their unofficial and compromising attitudes in office. We have been informed that some touts are contacting you in respect of the payment of your over-due Contract/Inheritance fund of which Ten Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars (US$ $10.5m) only has long been approved in your favor by the Presidency.

However, payment could not be made to you due to the activities of these touts/impostors who claim to be officials of the government of Nigeria and please for your information and safety of your money , do not write /communicate with any of them anymore or any body that is working with them so that you will not get yourself into trouble , but only follow my instructions and we will make sure that your payment is released and transferred into your bank account without delay. I will also give you the direct contact details of the paying bank and who to contact as soon as we hear from you.

As a matter of fact, we have been on this investigation assignments for some time now, known only to no one but the officials of the Presidency and some top Government officials who have supported this investigation assignment to help stop fraudulent activities of these officials.Although we have been able to come up with some good results about the people that have extorted money from you illegally and I wish to list some of them so that you will personally identify them by writing back because we want to release your payment to you without any delay as the government of Nigeria must surely deal and bring these persons to book if only you will indicate correctly any of them listed below.

The names of the officials/impostors (both serving and non serving) that have been arrested are as follows:

1) Prof. Charles Soludo (2) Chief Joseph Sanusi( 3) Dr. M.R.Rasheed (4) Barrister Awele (6) Barrister Ucheuzo Williams.(7) Mr. Ernest Chukwudi Ebi (Deputy Governor), 8)Mr. Tunde Lemo (Deputy Governor - Financial Sector Surveillance) (9) Mrs. W. D. A. Mshelia - (Deputy Governor - Corporate Services).(10, Andrew Wolley.11, Pedro Hills.(12) Austin Jude.(13) Mr. Alexandra James.(14)- Mrs Cecilia B Wallace. (15)Mr. Ray Carmon. (16) Mr. James Morgan, (17) Senator D. Mark, (18) Dr Williams Obi Eze, (19) Dr Ben Ibe, (20) Dr Akin George, (21) Mrs. Rose Miller, (22) Musa Benson, (23)The Fake Lamido Sanusi (24) Gen Mark Frank (25) Mrs Inga Britt Ahlenius and many more. If you have/know any one that is not on this list, please do inform us accordingly.

The above listed names are being traced/investigated by the police and some of them have fled the country and note that if any of them is caught and found guilty he/she will attract a jail term of twenty five years as it is under the Anti-Corruption and Economic sabotage Act 47 of the constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (1999)

We apologize on behalf of the Government of Nigeria for the delay and pain this might have caused you as we shall immediately instruct the paying bank here to immediately effect the transfer of your payment once we receive your response to this mail. If you are dealing with any one of them regarding this payment, we urge and sincerely advise you to stop because you are taking a big risk and you will never find your money any where through because your money is with the paying bank which we shall let you know later.

Finally, we are expecting to hear from you today. Thanks for your good understanding while we wait for your urgent response to this.

Yours sincerely,
E:MAIL: revfrankwilliams23@hotmail.com
Rev.Frank Williams .
Director, Payment Investigation Department
The Presidency
Abuja- Nigeria

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