419 scam: Mr Jerry William <mrjerrywilliam00@yahoo.com.ph> FROM MR WILLIAM J,

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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 Jerry William <mrjerrywilliam00@yahoo.com.ph>
Reply-To: mrjerrywilliam90@ymail.com
Date: Tue, 15 Nov 2011 17:35:17 +0800 (SGT)
Subject: FROM MR WILLIAM J,

My name is Diplomat Mr Jerry William,

mandated to deliver your inheritance to you

in your country of residence. The funds total US$7.5 Million and you were

made the beneficiary of these funds by a benefactor whose details will be

revealed to you after handing over the funds to you in accordance with the

Agreement I

signed with the benefactor when he enlisted my assistance in delivering

the funds to you. I am presently at JFK Airport in the United States of

America and before I can deliver the funds to you, you have to reconfirm

the following

information so as to ensure that I am dealing with the right person

1.Full Name.............................................2.Residential

Address....................................................3.Age.......................4.Occupation...................................................5.Direct

Telephone Numbers.........................................................6.A

Copy Of Your Identification.....................After

verification of the information with what I have on file, I shall contact

you so that we can make

arrangements on the exact time I will be bringing your package to your

residential address. Send the requested information so that we can

proceed.

Regards,

Mr Jerry William,

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