419 scam: Princess Regina Williams Ajana <temp@WhiteAndWarren.com> Goodday and Compliments of the season.

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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:
- "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal trying to scam you - arrests of online criminals are rare)
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.
- +2348024779976 (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.
- pwilliamsajana@aol.com (AOL; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: Princess Regina Williams Ajana <temp@WhiteAndWarren.com>
Reply-To: <no-reply@prncl.org>
Date: Mon, 13 Feb 2012 18:26:00 +1400
Subject: Goodday and Compliments of the season.

PRINCESS REGINA WILLIAMS AJANA
OIL RICH REGION OGONI LAND RIVERS STATE
TEL: 2348024779976

Goodday and Compliments of the season. I got your contact from the internet, and picked interest to write you. My name is Princess Regina Williams Ajana, a native of Ogoni Kingdom the oil rich region in River state. I am a female student of University of Port Harcourt, Rivers State Nigeria. I am 24 yrs old. I'd like any person who can be caring, loving and home oriented. I will love to have a long-term relationship with you and to know more about you. I would like to build up a solid foundation with you in future if you will be able to help me in this transaction. Well, my father His Royal Highness Chief Michael Williams Ajana died two years ago and left me and my younger brother behind. He was a king, which he inherited from his father. I was a princess to him and I am the only person who can take care of his wealth now because my younger brother is still a kid and my mother is not literate enough to know my entire father's wealth. He left $27,350,000 {twenty Seven million Three hundred and fifty thousand d
Please, note that this transaction is 100% risk free and I hope to commence the transaction as quickly as possible, I look forward to hear from you soonest. I am ready to prove the Legitimacy of this transaction.

PLEASE GETBACK TO ME DIRECTLY WITH THIS MY PRIVATE EMAIL [ pwilliamsajana@aol.com ]

[1] FULL NAME AND ADDRESS
[2] TELEPHONE NUMBER
[3] COUNTRY OF ORIGIN
[4] OCCUPATION
[5] AGE

Yours sincerely,

Princess Regina Williams Ajana
TEL: 2348024779976

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