419 scam: Williams Abbas <diplomatjj77@gmail.com> Very Urgently

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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)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: Williams Abbas <diplomatjj77@gmail.com>
Reply-To: jameswabbas@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 27 Feb 2018 12:10:04 -0800
Subject: Very Urgently

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Hello Dear Friend,

I am Williams Abbas, I need your services in a confidential matter
regarding money transfer.

This requires a private arrangement though the details of the
transaction will be furnished to you if you indicate your interest in
this proposal.We have all the legal documents to back up the
transaction, besides we have worked out the modalities to ensure
smooth and risky free transfer.We are willing to offer you 25% of the
money, the fund in question is quite large. All correspondences will
be via email for now. I am expecting to hear from you, if you are
willing to do the business with us to send your response to my private
email address with your private phone number is needed and please note
that this is not scam, but legitimate business offer.

Thanks,
Yours Faithfully,
Williams Abbas

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