419 scam: "MIMIKO WILLIAMS"<femiwilliams85@gmail.com> GOOD DAY...

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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:
- "00,000.00" (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)
- "central bank of nigeria" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "MIMIKO WILLIAMS" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <seunwilliams@superposta.com>
Date: Fri, 22 Mar 2013 11:48:34 -0400
Subject: GOOD DAY...

Dear Sir,

I am Engr.MIMIKO WILLIAMS. I have just resumed in Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)remittance department here as the Senior Engineer in charge of CBN computer/Control Room.

During a recent close study of information in our Central Computer Hard Disc, I discovered a floating amount $25 Million which represents your Contract payment but no one is opting to receive these funds or asking about it with keen interest.

I there fore take this opportunity to ask why you have abandoned this payment and to know if you would need my assistance in any way to remit part of the money to you.

Your payment must have passed through all normal CBN contract Payment procedures to get to the remittance department, meaning that there is no major reason for further delay in transferring your funds. Hence, I know that you may be faced with the problem of "whom do you know"?

May I know whom you are presently dealing with and what is the cause of delay? I know I can help you by gradual remittance process of about $500,000.00 to $1. 5 Million In each transaction with a "Proxy Disk". But it has to be kept confidential! Let me know what you think about this.

(1) YOUR CONTACT ADDRESS:

(2) YOUR MOBILE/FAX NUMBERS

(3) YOUR NATIONALITY/COUNTRY:

(4) YOUR FULL NAME:

(5) OCCUPATION/COMPANY:

(6) AGE/GENDER:

(7) EMAIL:

Note this arrangement is personal that has nothing to do with any CBN officials.

Remain Bless,

Engr.MIMIKO WILLIAMS.

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