419 scam: "A. Williams & Co. (Solicitors)" <lijing@bjnac.gov.cn> Illegal Procedures Holding Your Overdue Funds

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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:
- "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.
Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
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.
- +2348175158113

Fraud email example:

From: "A. Williams & Co. (Solicitors)" <lijing@bjnac.gov.cn>
Reply-To: <a.williamsCo.solicitors@lawyer.com>
Date: Sat, 12 Jul 2014 00:13:49 -0700
Subject: Illegal Procedures Holding Your Overdue Funds

A. Williams & Co. (Solicitors)
Lagos, Nigeria
Cross Border Litigation, Commercial and Arbitration Law Firm

With due respect,

I am Oludi Kalu (ESQ) LEGAL PRACTITIONER formerly working with the Federal Ministry of Finance.

Although, you might be constrained by insufficient information about me, but with my few time of working with Ministry, I was able to gather few details about you which I believe it will be of great importance to me concerning the content of this letter.

Before going into details, I want you to understand that we are all aware that fraud letters have taken over the internet most especially from Africa, and I know that this letter of mine might be similar to those dubious letters you might have received, but I want you to bear in mind that this is not a HOAX but a letter that will be of great benefit to you.

I write you in respect of your overdue fund which you have been fighting hard and paying fees upon fees to get for so long and yet, to no avail. Sir, I want to tell you the truth about your fund and help you out in getting, but before that, there need to be total trust between both of us then I will tell you those people that you think they want to help you out but have been deceiving you all this while and how the money can be release to you.

I am not asking you to pay me Hundreds, Thousands or Millions of Dollars to help you out, but I want everything to be done in the legit way because all those people that have been deceiving you all this while have been handling your issue illegally just to extort more and more money from you. I am also doin this because, I know of all evils these people have been doing to you for so long concerning this your money issue. But the issue is that; I do not deal with anyone who does not trust me in what ever I am doing. So I need you to let me know if I should carry on with this or not.

Trusting to hear from you, I remain respectfully yours,

Oludi Kalu (ESQ)
Phone +234 8175158113

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