419 scam: GEORGE WILLIAMS <george@servicepointgermany.nl> Attention/Urgent

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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:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "huge amount of money" (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)
- "million 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)
- ",000,000" (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)
- "00,000.00" (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)
- "there is no risk involved" (almost true for the criminal trying to scam you - arrests of online criminals are rare)
- "my direct telephone number" (a "direct line" in a scam usually means an untraceable mobile phone number used by a scammer in an internet cafe, a redirection service number that forwards to a mobile or a free voicemailbox in a different country.)
- "foreign remittance department" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: GEORGE WILLIAMS <george@servicepointgermany.nl>
Reply-To: georegewilliams.ubaltd@outlook.com
Date: Wed, 13 Dec 2017 11:08:42 +0000
Subject: Attention/Urgent

Dear Friend,

I am George Williams from Accra Ghana in West Africa. I work with United
bank for Africa Ghana (Accra Branch) as an accountant. I got your email in
the internet when I was searching for the relative or closed associate of
our deceased customer who died leaving a huge amount of money in our bank,
and having no next of kin to claim this fund in case of eventuality.

Frankly, I didnâ€™t know you before and we havenâ€™t corresponded previously,
this is the only time Iâ€™m contacting you with this offer. I was searching
for the deceased relative when I came across your name and contacts, so I
decided to boldly ask for your collaboration in this deal for our mutual
benefits.

My reason for contacting you is that I want us to talk and if you agree to
cooperate with me, then I will present you to our Bank Board of Directors
as business partner to Late Mohammad Abdul Gawad Qayd ,so that this fund
will be released to you as the next of kin to the deceased. This is for our
mutual benefits and sharing ratio is 50/50%.

Your role is very simple. First, I will draft a â€œTEXTâ€of Formal Application
for Claim, and I will forward it to you, so that you will send the
Application directly to our Foreign Remittance Department (FRD) as LEGAL
business associate to the deceased. The Application will be requesting the
bank to open the legal process for the release of Late Mohammad Abdul Gawad
Qayd deposited fund.

Be assured that the fund will be released to you without questions, because
we are long in search of the partner/relative of the deceased for several
years without success, this is the reason why our Executive Bank Directors
have decided to confiscate this fund if I fail to provide the beneficiary
of this inheritance.

Note, there is no need to mention my name in your application since I am an
insider of the Bank, because none of our bank staff should know our secret.
The amount involve is Twelve Million Dollars ($12,000,000.00) and we have
advantage of sharing the benefit 50/50 once the bank release's the money
into your account. There is no risk involved in your participation, as I
will guide you through the right channel. You will have my direct telephone
number why you can discuss with me in private once you accept this
cooperation.

To start with, I will require your complete name and address to enable me
prepare the application letter that you will submit to our Bank head office
for this claim and I will push your file for speedy processing of the fund
release to you within five(5) banking days, depending how serious and close
attention you pay.

Thanks,

George Williams

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