419 scam: "DR.FRANK WILLIAMS"<linksjjj@outlook.com> Contact My Secretary Now

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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:
- "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
- "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
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.
- livinus1k@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "DR.FRANK WILLIAMS" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <livinus1k@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 4 Jul 2014 22:04:24 +0200
Subject: Contact My Secretary Now

Dear Sir/Madam,

How are you today? I just want to let you know that i have finally conclude the business transaction i offered you last time and i have finally traveled to Poland for an investment with my own share of the money.

I left sum of $1.5 Million to my Secretary as i compensation fund to you for your past effort during the beginning of the transaction. So contact my secretary immediately for the claim and note that the compensation fund will only be send to you through ATM SMART CARD only.

So contact my secretary now on this bellow information.

His name is: Paul Bless

His email is ( livinus1k@gmail.com )

Contact address: NO 144 MBA STREET OLODI APAPA LAGOS NIGERIA..

Wish you best of luck,

Dr. Frank Williams.

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