419 scam: "REV PAUL WILLIAMS"<info@youlove.de> HERE IS WHAT HE FORWARDED TO US ABOUT YOUR DEAD,

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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:
- "required fee " (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "western union" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "mtcn" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
- "foreign payment department" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
- "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.
Western Union money transfer is completely untraceable and therefore is *not* safe to use with anyone you do not know personally. It is the preferred method of online criminals to collect money from their victims.
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.
- +2347084751337 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "REV PAUL WILLIAMS" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <unionbankpaulwilliams@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 17 Mar 2016 17:06:22 -0700
Subject: HERE IS WHAT HE FORWARDED TO US ABOUT YOUR DEAD,

Attention:,

I Am Sorry To Show You This If It's Not True But I Have Sent You So Many Email Through Out Last Week After I Heard You Have Dead, But You Could Not Answer Me. I Received An Email From Benard Williams Smith,

He Called This Office Yesterday With This Telephone Number: +17809931657 Informing Me That You Are Dead As The Result Of Your Three Days Sickness And He Said That I Should Send Him Your Atm Card To His Address And Here Is His Home Address: Information’s Which He Has Provided As Follows, Name Mr. Benard Williams Smith, Address: #6 Chateau Grove Lane, Barboursville,West Virginia 25504: United States

According To Him On Our Phone Conversation And Email,He Stated That He Is Your Next Of Kin Beneficiary, And He Also Told Us That You Instructed Him To Claim Your Properties Including Your Money In Case If You Are No More And The Amount Sum Of Us$40million United State Dollar Shall Go To Him

I Am Very Sorry To Hear That You Are No More And I Don’t Know That This Is The Reason Why You Have Not Reply To All The Email I Sent To You Regarding Your $40m.

But If You Are Not Dead I Will Need Your Call To Be Sure So That I Can Stop Him Now. Because He Promise That He Will Pay All The Transfer Fee Which's $300.00 To Enable Us Transfer Your Fund To Him, But I Will Not Release This Fund To Any Body Because I Don’t Know Mr. Williams Smith, And You Did Not Told Us That He Is Your Next Of Kin So Please That Is The Problem We Have Here Right Now So Get Back To Us Now And Also Try To Call Us With This

So If You Are Still Alive Please Proceed To The Western Union Money Transfer And Send The Fee Of $300.00 Today

Note That You Are Required To Designate Correctly Your Banking Information To Enable Me Start Processing Your Fund Transfer.

Your Banking Details Required Is Such As.

Bank Name :
Bank Address :
Bank Account No:
Bank Routing Or Swift Code No:
Bank Account Holder Name:
Bank Telephone No:

Meanwhile Note That You Are Instructed To Send The Required Fee Of $300.00 To Our New Documentation Officer His Name Is As Listed Bellow.

RECEIVERS NAME: ALEX SUNDAY
LOCATION : LAGOS NIGERIA
TEST QUESTION : FOR WHAT
ANSWER : FOR GOOD.

I Will Wait To Hear From You With The Western Union (Mtcn)

.the best ..of giving out your credit card details online by getting the Master Card

Regards
Regards,
Rev Paul Williams
Director Of Foreign Payment Department
Union Bank Nigeria Plc.
Direct Mobile Tel +234-7084751337

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