419 scam: "Williams Smith"<obeywilliams@gmail.com> Contact me Immediately..

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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:
- ",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)
- "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)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Williams Smith" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <ifewilliams@superposta.com>
Date: Tue, 10 Mar 2015 07:29:16 -0400
Subject: Contact me Immediately..

Dear Sir

Please this is important and very urgent, I am ENG.Ramon Williams , The Director of the Contractors Award and Review Department with the

Nigerian national Petroleum Corporation (NNPC). I need your partnership on an urgent transaction of US$150,000,000.00 (One hundred

and Fifty million United Stated Dollars only) Which is upon transfer to your nominated account as soon as possible.

REQUIREMENTS

1. Your company letterhead, which we will use to regularize you as the

contractor and beneficiary to the fund

i. Your company Name and Telephone Number

2. Your Bank Account details were the funds will be lodged into.

i. Full Bank Name

ii. Full Bank Address

Please do send proper your contact telephone numbers and Fax and possible other e-mail contact address.All things been equal, this

transaction will take (10) working days to conclude if we act as required as all machinery have been put in place to achieve these

Life-saving venture.

Best

Regard

Eng. Williams smith.

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