419 scam: Daniel Williams <davidmalope23@gmail.com> Yours in His service,

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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:
- "chambers" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
This email message is a next of kin scam.
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.
- +27846621911 (South Africa, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: Daniel Williams <davidmalope23@gmail.com>
Reply-To: danielwilliamss01@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 12 Jun 2014 15:40:52 -0700
Subject: Yours in His service,

McWilliams Chambers
Partners (Williams Chambers)
Pretoria, South Africa
Phone: +2784 662 1911

On behalf of the Trustees of Late Mr. Mendel Kaplan, I once again notify
you as my earlier letter was returned undelivered. I wish to notify you
that late Mendel Kaplan made you a beneficiary to his WILL. He left the sum
of Ten Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars to you in the codicil and last
testament to his will.

This may sound strange and unbelievable to you, but it is real My late
client was widely traveled, and may have been in contact with you in the
past while you still at work or simply nominated to him by one of his
numerous friends abroad . Late Mr. Mendel Kaplan until his death was a
member of the Helicopter Society (Realtor s) and the Institute of
Electronic & Electrical Engineers. He was very dedicated person who loved
to give.

His great philanthropy earned him numerous awards he died on the 16th day
of February 2009 at the age of 73 years and his WILL is now ready for
execution. According to him this money is to support his Goodwill
activities and to help the poor and needy (May his soul rest with the Lord).

If I reach you as I am hopeful, Endeavor to get back to me to enable me
conclude my job. I hope to hear from you in no distant date.

Yours in His service,

Daniel Williams

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