419 scam: "Mr. Ethan Williams"<ethanw@mailer.ksw-kom.de> Investment Opportunity!

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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.
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.
- +447937435474
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.
- ewills615@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Ethan Williams" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <ethanwills09@aol.com>
Date: Sun, 4 Oct 2015 12:57:49 -0700
Subject: Investment Opportunity!

Good Day,

Are you in need of project finance for your companies, businesses and organizations? My name is Mr. Ethan Williams a British based associates for an Investment Finance Group. Our principal service is the provision of international project finance to companies, businesses and organizations for significant land development projects in the leisure, tourism, entertainment and construction industries etc.

We offer fresh cut Bank instrument for lease/sale, such as BG, SBLC, MTN, Bank Bonds, Bank Draft, T strips and others. The Leased Instruments can be obtained at minimal expense to the borrower compared to other banking options and we also discount/monetize BG's. This offer is open to both individuals and corporate bodies. If in need of our services, contact me for more detail information.
Thank you

Mr. Ethan Williams
e-Mail : ewills615@gmail.com
Tel: +44- 793-743-5474
Fax:+44(0) 843-558-9032

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