419 scam: "Mr. June Williamss"<jwilliams1956@workmail.co.za> From: June Williamss

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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:
- "hundred thousand united states dollars" (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)
- ",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)
- "confidential business" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
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.
- +27862440909 (South Africa, 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.
- jwilliams1956@workmail.co.za (Workmail, South Africa; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. June Williamss" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <jwilliams1856@webmail.co.za>
Date: Tue, 1 Jul 2014 04:31:56 +0200
Subject: From: June Williamss

From: Mr. June Williamss
Govan Mbeki House,
240 Justice Mohammed Street,
Sunnyside, Pretoria, 0002
South Africa
Tel: +27 619171068
Fax: +2786 244 0909
Email: jwilliams1956@workmail.co.za

Confidential Business Proposal
Attn: CEO,

Having consulted with my colleagues and based on the information gathered from the South Africa of Commerce and Industry, I have the privilege to request your assistance to transfer the sum of $47,500,000.00 (Forty Seven Million, Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) into your accounts. The above sum resulted from an over-invoiced contract, executed, commissioned and paid for about five years (5) ago by a foreign contractor. This action was however intentional and since then the fund has been in our Government Suspend Account with the (RESERVE BANK OF SOUTH AFRICA).

We are now ready to transfer the fund overseas and that is where you come in. It is important to inform you that as civil servants, we are forbidden to operate a foreign account; that is why we require your assistance. The total sum will be shared as follows: 70% for us, 30% for you.

This transfer is risk free on both sides. I am an accountant with the Department of Works & Housing South Africa. If you find this proposal acceptable, please urgently send the require following documents:

1. YOUR BANKER’S NAME ADDRESSES PHONE AND FAX.
2. YOUR BANK ACCOUNT NUMBER AND ROUTING/ SWIFT NUMBER (IF ANY),
3. YOUR PRIVATE PHONE AND FAX NUMBERS FOR EASY COMMUNICATION.
4. YOUR NAME AND HOME ADDRESS.

Note: Please kindly hurry up and make those details available via the above Email address; so that we will detail you more on how this deal will take place, we thank you for your best interest and understanding into this deal.

You can call me for more information.

Please reply urgently.

Best regards

MR JUNE WILLIAMSS

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