419 scam: Anderson Williams <fax@aritrans.gr> doctor has advised me...

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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
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:
- "a security company " (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "the consignment" (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)
- "consignment " (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)
- "top secret" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
- "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
This email message is a "dying widow" scam.
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.
- tmrsyaradua@gmail.com (Gmail/GoogleMail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)
- allowed to keep money for clients. you can email me by: tmrsyaradua@gmail.com or t2mrsyaradua@gmail.com so and upon your reply i will (Gmail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: Anderson Williams <fax@aritrans.gr>
Reply-To: <t2mrsyaradua@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 19 Sep 2013 03:27:23 -0300
Subject: doctor has advised me...

Dear Beloved Friend,

Greetings in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, I am Mrs Umaru Musa Yaradua Turai,now a widow to late president of Nigeria Alhaji Umaru Musa Yaradua,

I am 67 years old from Nigeria who got married to late Alhaji Umaru Musa Yaradua in Nigeria,suffering from long time cancer of the breast.From all indications my condition is really deteriorating and its quite obvious that I may not live long according to my doctor,this is because the cancer stage has gotten to a very bad stage.
My late husband,late Alhaji Umaru Musa Yaradua,who died in his office on the 5th may 2010 because of kidney failure,stroke and massive brain damage according to the doctor,and during the period of our marriage couldn't produce any child.

My late husband was very healthy, who made his money from the Nigerian’s government, hence I inherited all his business on Earth after his death, the doctor has advised me that I may not live for more that six months because of my condition,so I now decide to divide his wealth in order to contribute into investment in Africa, America, Asia and Europe and for humanity in general.

I selected you after visiting your website and i prayed over it, so I am willing to donate the sum of $85 million US Dollar to you on behalf of your organization to help in reaching the less privileged and the development, since I am very sick to handle this on my own.

I want you to know that this fund is presently in a Security Company in Nigeria,where my late husband deposited it as a family treasure,because the security company never knows that the content in the deposited consignment is money as they are not allowed to keep money for clients. you can email me by: tmrsyaradua@gmail.com or t2mrsyaradua@gmail.com

So and upon your reply I will instruct my attorney barrister Anderson Williams,to file in an application of withdrawal and for a change of names on the consignment to your favor.
Lastly,I honestly pray that this money/donation when transferred to you on behalf of your organization will be used for the said purpose and properly too, because I have come to find out that wealth acquisition without trust is vanity.

Please note that until this donation/consignment is signed and transferred into your account, I will strongly insist that this transaction must be keep in a top secret,

as I wait to hear your gentle and kind response to this mail.

Regards

Mrs Yaradua

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