419 scam: "Simplice"<william.simplice@yandex.com> Mon sujet,

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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 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.
- drwilliamanderson@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Simplice" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <drwilliamanderson@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 5 Aug 2016 18:56:28 +0200
Subject: Mon sujet,

DE M. WILLIAM ANDERSON
ARTEMIS INVESTMENT FUND LTD.
BUREAU DE LA REGION DU SUD

STRICTEMENT CONFIDENTIEL

MON NOM EST WILLIAM ANDERSON, LE GERANT DES FONDS ARTEMIS INVESTISSEMENT LTD AFRIQUE DE L'OUEST. MON CLIENT, QUI EST DECEDE RECEMMENT AU COURS DE LA VILLE ORIENTALE DE LA FRANCE-DORDOGNE, IL A FAIT UN DEPOT FIXE DE TRENTE MILLIONS CINQ CENT MILLE D'EUROS DANS MA BRANCHE.

LES ENQUETES, IL N'A AUCUN PARENT PROCHE AYANT DECLARE
DONC J'AI BESOIN DE VOUS COMME UN ETRANGER POUR AGIR EN TANT QUE PROCHE PARENT POUR OBTENIR CES FONDS POUR NOUS PARCE QUE LES FONDS REVIENDRONT AU TRESOR SR SI PERSONNE NE SE PRESENTE.
MES POURCENTAGES PREVUS POUR LE PARTAGE SONT ASSEZ JUSTE 55% POUR MOI, 45% POUR VOUS.

S'IL VOUS PLAIT, ETRE INFORMONS QUE NOUS ALLONS COMMENCER LE TRAITEMENT DES DEMANDES DE PAIEMENT UNE FOIS QUE VOUS INDIQUEZ VOTRE INTERET, ET LES FONDS ENTRERONS DANS VOTRE COMPTE DANS LES CINQ (5) JOURS OUVRABLES.

NOTEZ QUE CETTE TRANSACTION EST 100% SANS RISQUE AUSSI LONGTEMPS QUE JE SUIS IMPLIQUE. N'ACCUSER RECEPTION DE CETTE LETTRE EN INDIQUANT VOTRE INTERET POUR CETTE TRANSACTION AVEC VOS COORDONNEES DIRECTES TELLES QUE VOS NUMEROS DE TELEPHONE ET DE FAX POUR LA COMMUNICATION FACILE.

EMAIL: drwilliamanderson@yahoo.com

VOTRE SINCEREMENT

M. WILLIAM ANDERSON

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