419 scam: "APRIL WILLIAMS"<admin@geeceez.com> Your PAYMENT Letter

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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.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "activation 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. )
- "inheritance funds" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
This email message is a fake lottery scam. Consider the following facts about real lotteries:
1. They don't notify winners by email.
2. You can't win without first buying a lottery ticket.
3. They don't randomly select email addresses to award prizes to.
4. They don't use free email accounts (Yahoo, Hotmail, etc) to communicate with you.
5. They don't tell you to call a mobile phone number.
6. They don't tell you to keep your winnings secret.
7. They will never ask a winner to pay any fees to receive a prize!
Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
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.
- +447031909926 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
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.
- utbstephenlockley@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "APRIL WILLIAMS" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mrs.aprilwilliams@outlook.com>
Date: Sun, 19 Feb 2017 05:42:08 -0800
Subject: Your PAYMENT Letter

Dear Friend/ Email Owner,

STOP CONTACTING THEM.

You may wonder why I am contacting you. I am Mrs. April Williams, a German Citizen, 65 years Old. I reside here at No: 172 Krisant Street, Pretoria, Gauteng South Africa with my family. We are thinking of relocating since I am now rich. I am one of those that won Lottery prize from London United Kingdom and they refused to pay me, I have paid over R270,000.00 Rand (Two Hundred and Seventy Thousand South Africa Rand), while trying to get my winning prize all to no avail.

This February 2017, I decided to travel to London United Kingdom to the UK Lottery Award Centre, and I was directed to meet Barrister. Stephen Lockley a Scottish Citizen, who is the member of UK Lottery Award Payment Committee, and he explained everything to me. He said whoever that is contacting us through emails or SMS all this while about your (Compensation Funds, ATM Card Payment, Lottery Prize, Trying to get Loans for Bad Credit, Online Dating & Diplomats delivery Money) all are FAKE agents and fake bank managers.

He took me to the UK Lottery Approved paying bank for the claim of my Winning/ Inheritance Funds payment. Right now I am the most happiest woman on earth because I have received my Winning/ Inheritance Funds of R10,350,000.00 Rand. (Ten Million Three Hundred and Fifty Thousand South Africa Rand). Moreover, Barrister. Stephen Lockley, showed me the full information’s of those that are yet to receive their payments and I saw your (email address) and country name (South Africa) as one of the beneficiaries, that is why I decided to contact you, for you to stop dealing with those fraud stars, they are not with your Winning/ Inheritance Funds, they are only making money out from you. I will advise you to contact Barrister. Stephen Lockley. You have to contact him direct with the below details, with this Ref No: 1226/X42/2017.

Contact Person: Barrister. Stephen Lockley
(Lottery Award Payment Committee)
Contact Email: utbstephenlockley@gmail.com
Office Number: +44-703-190-9926

You really have to stop dealing with those people that are contacting you and telling you that your Winning prize or ATM Card is with them, it is not in anywhere with them, they are only taking advantage of you and they will dry you up until you have nothing. Stop communicating with those fake agents and fake bankers. The only money I paid after I met (Barrister. Stephen Lockley) was just £260 British Pounds, which is equivalent to R4,250.00 Rands for the paper works, take note of that.

NOTE: They maybe telling you to pay for Transfer Fees, Certificates Charges, ATM Card Activation Fees etc, that is All nothing but lies, I repeat the only money you have to pay and Which I also paid is £260 British Pounds, which is equivalent to R4,250.00 Rands for the Administrative/ Endorsement Charges as imposed by the UK Government for International Winning Payment only, and your Funds will be transfer to you direct to your bank account without any further delay or demand.

Contact Barrister. Stephen Lockley, if you cannot be able to travel to London-UK, maybe because of your business or health condition or age, then he will advice you on what to do next, maybe he will want you to send him copies of your ID or Passport to prove that you are the right beneficiary of the funds.

Once again stop communicating with those scammers, I will advise you to contact Barrister. Stephen Lockley so that he will help you to get your Winning Prize, instead of dealing with those liars that will be turning you around and asking for different kinds of money to complete your transaction.

Be Blessed as you follow my advice.

Mrs. April Williams.

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