419 scam: "MR. WILLAIMS ROBERT" <mr.willaimsrobert@yahoo.com> IMMEDIATE RELEASE OF YOUR CONTRACT PAYMENT/INHERITANCE FUND

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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:
- "inheritance funds" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- ",500,000" (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)
- "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.
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.
- +2348067957963 (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.
- adbgbankplc69@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "MR. WILLAIMS ROBERT" <mr.willaimsrobert@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: adbgbankplc69@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Tue, 15 Oct 2013 11:03:38 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: IMMEDIATE RELEASE OF YOUR CONTRACT PAYMENT/INHERITANCE FUND

Attention: Sir/Madam

IMMEDIATE RELEASE OF YOUR CONTRACT PAYMENT/INHERITANCE FUND

The Deputy Senate President ,Federal Republic of Nigeria , Mr.Ike
Ekweremadu(GCON) and the Governor of Central Bank Of Nigeria, Mallam
Sanusi Lamido in Conjunction with the Board Of Directors of the Contract
Payment Review held a meeting last few weeks ago concerning
contract/Inheriance payment release , both foreign and local contractors
and some inheritance funds.

Ongoing through contractors/Inheritance file yesterday, we discovered that
your file was dumped untreated, so at
this juncture, we apologize for the delay of $32,500,000.00 Million of
your contract/Inheritance payment and please
stop communicating with any other office now and attention to the
appointed office below for you to receive your
payment accordingly. Now your new Payment Reference No.-35460021,
Allocation No: 674632 Password No : 339331 , Pin Code No: 55674 and your
Certificate of MeritPayment No : 103 , CBN Released Code No: 0763;
Immediate Telexconfirmation No: -1114433 ;

Secret Code No: XXTN013, Having received these vital payment number ,
therefore You are qualified now to received
and confirm Your payment with the Federal Government of Nigeria
immediately within the next 24hrs .

Now you are directed to contact the Director of African Development Bank
Group,MR TONY WOOD immediately so that he will pay you and email or fax
you the payment Copy Slips and also you should reconfirm your Banking
Details,Personal Informations for easy communications, Secret Code
No:which is ( XXTN013), this is to avoid mistake

while transferring your overdue contract payment to your bank account
today .Contact Person:
MR TONY WOOD, Email:adbgbankplc69@yahoo.co.uk ,
Tel:+234-806-795-7963.Contact him now and inform him that you received a
message from Senate Committee on Foreign Contract Review Federal Republic
Of Nigeria
,Instructing you to contact him for immediate release of your contract
payment and most importantly,call him on his direct telephone number above
for further directives and forward your Details to his office to avoid
transfer mistake such as

Your Bank Name:
Your Bank Address:
Your Bank Account No:
Routing No:
Swift Code No:
Account Name:
Age & Occupation :
Your International Passport/Driving liecnse:
Full Name:
Home Address:
Your Direct Tel,Mobile & Fax No:

NOTE: We have mounted our security network to monitor every in-coming
calls and emails , if we still find out that

you are still dealing with all those fraudsters,Scammers and Impostors
that have been frustrating your life for

years , I shall stop and cancel your
payment immediately .

Best Regards
MR. WILLAIMS ROBERT
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIA

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