419 scam: bill winter <bill.winter.20kg@gmail.com> Attention: Please

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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:

The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "hundred thousand 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)
- "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
This email message is a next of kin scam.
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.
- +22555199435 (Cote d'Ivoire, probably a prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: bill winter <bill.winter.20kg@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 2 Nov 2015 10:50:47 +0000
Subject: Attention: Please

FROM Dr.Bill Winter
AUDITS & ACCOUNTS DEPT
BANQUE INTERNATIONALE DU Cote D, ivoire
Abidjan West Africa
Private Phone Number+225 551 994 35

Attention: Please

I am Dr.Bill Winter the manager Audit & Accounts dept. in Banque
Internationale Du Cote D,ivoire I am writing to request your
assistance to transferthe sum of $9.500.000.00 (Nine million, five
hundred thousand United States dollars) into your accounts.

The above sum belongs to our deceased customer late YOUNG CAO WEIJIE
JIAN from South Korea who died along with his entire family auto
crash. 2003 and since then the fund has been in a suspenseaccount.

After my further investigation, I discovered that Mr YOUNG CAO
WEIJIE JIAN died with his next of kin and according to the laws and
constitution guiding this banking institution stated that after the
expiration of (10) years, if no body or person comes for the claim as
the next of kin, the fund will be channel into national treasury as
unclaimed fund.. Because of the static of this transaction I want you
to stand as the next of kin so that our bank will accord you there
cognition and have the fund transfer to your account.

The total sum will be shared as follows: 60% for me, 40% for you and
expenses incidental occur during the transfer will be incur by both of
us. The transfer is risk free on both sides hence you are going to
follow my instruction till the fund transfer to your account. More
details information with the text of application form will be
forwarded to you to breakdown explaining comprehensively what require
of you.

Your Full Name..........................
..
Your Sex........................... .......
Your Age........................... ......
Your Country....................... .......
Passport / driving license.......
Marital Status.......................
Your Occupation.................... ......
Your Personal Mobile Number....................
Your Personal Fax Number.......................

Thanks
Dr. Bill Winter.

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