419 scam: william <br.clintonbrown@yahoo.co.uk> HI

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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:
- "million 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)
- ",000,000" (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)
- "dormant account" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
This email message is a next of kin scam.
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.
- williamsbilly49@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: william <br.clintonbrown@yahoo.co.uk>
Reply-To: william <williamsbilly49@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 5 Jan 2015 11:05:05 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: HI

Hello,Please take a little time to read Â this message. I discovered a dormant accountin my office, as Group FinanceDirectorwith a Bank here. My further investigations revealed to me that the Owner died many years back withany formal instruction on his next of kin. It will be in my interest totransfer this fund ,Thirty Million United States Dollars ($30,000,000,00) Â in an account offshore. I have spoken to an attorney and he will arrangeall the supporting documents to make this claim as a next of kin to the lateaccount owner so that our bank can approve it. If you can be acollaborator/partner to this please indicate interest immediately for us toproceed. Remember this is absolutely confidential, as I am seeking yourassistance to be as the beneficiary of this unclaimed funds, and Â i will do the part of an insider in the bankby feeding you all the necessary information needed Â to prove Â your claims, since we are not allowed tooperate a foreign account, Your contact phone numbers and Â name will be necessary for this effect. I havereposed my confidence in you and hope that you will not disappoint me. Thanksfor your co-operation Please confirm that this email belongs to you by sendingyour phone number to this email.Â Youshould fill the short form Â below to enable us initiate the Â transactionÂ :Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 1. Full NameÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â :Â ............................................................................................................Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 2. Cell phoneÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â :Â ............................................................................................................Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â or TelephoneÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â :Â ............................................................................................................Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 3. Contact AddressÂ Â Â Â Â :Â ............................................................................................................Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 4. Country of Â OriginÂ Â :Â ............................................................................................................Â Â Ifyou are willing tooplease, we canÂ work together, and Â reply to my Â mail (williamsbilly49@hotmail.com). Â I look forward Â to your quick Â response. Email me direct reference Â tothe following e-mail,Â if you are interested Â in my work.Â Â Mygreetings,Mr.William

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