419 scam: "Mrs. Ogu Williams" <mrswilliams1961@yahoo.fr> Good Day My Dear.

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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:
- "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)
This email message is a "dying widow" scam.
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.
- infola457@yahoo.com.hk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs. Ogu Williams" <mrswilliams1961@yahoo.fr>
Reply-To: mrs.oguwilliams@hotmail.com
Date: Mon, 5 Jun 2017 10:48:45 +0100
Subject: Good Day My Dear.

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Good Day My Dear.

I am glad to know you, but God knows you better and he knows why he directed me to you at this point in time so do not be afraid. I am writing this mail to you with heavy sorrow in my heart, My Name is Mrs. Ogu Williams,I want to tell you this because I donâ€™t have any other option than to contact you after going through your profile as i was touched to open up to you. I am married to Dr.Marcos Williams who worked with Benin embassy in South Africa for nine years before he died in 2004.

We married for 15yrs without a child before my husband died after a brief illness that lasted for only five days.

Since his death I decided not to marry again, when my late husband was alive he deposited the sum of US$ 12.8M (Twelve Million Eight Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) in the bank of Africa, presently this money is still in bank. He made the money available for exportation of Gold from GHANA mining before he was late. Recently my Doctor told me that I would not last for the period of seven months due to cancer problem. Whoever that wants to serve God must serve him in spirit and truth because he is our Almighty God.

The particular problem that disturbs me most is my cancer sickness. Having known my condition I decided to hand the funds over to you for the fulfillment of my late husband, to take care of the less-privileged people in the society. You will utilize this money the way I am going to instruct herein. I want you to take 38% of the total sum, 60% will go to the charity organization in the society for helping the less privilege while 2% is for expenses.

My husband relatives are not good, not even good at all because they are responsible for the death of my late husband in other to have all my late husband properties. I don't want my husband's efforts to be used by those that implicated for his death. I am doing this to see that our Godâ€™s name is maintained.

As soon as I receive your reply I shall give you the contact of the bank to contact them for the release of the funds into your bank account as my appointed beneficiary.

Please your willingness to assist me,write me at (infola457@yahoo.com.hk) for further communications.

Thanks and God bless you.

Mrs.Ogu Williams

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