419 scam: "Mr.Williams Park" <info@pw.net> REPLY NOW

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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:
- "hundred thousand united state 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)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
- "there are practically no risks involved" (almost true for the criminal trying to scam you - arrests of online criminals are rare)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr.Williams Park" <info@pw.net>
Reply-To: wiliamspark004@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 30 Jul 2020 08:30:51 -0400
Subject: REPLY NOW

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Hello Friend,

How are you? I know that this message might meet you in utmost surprise
however, it's just my urgent need for a foreign partner that made me
contact you for this transaction, My name is Mr. Williams Park, I am a
banker by profession and I have packaged a financial transaction that
will benefit both of us, as an officer in my Bank; it is my duty to send
in a financial report to my Head Office at the end of each business
year.

On the course of last ten years 2010 business report, I discovered that
my branch in which I am rank officer made Ten Million Five hundred
Thousand United State Dollars ($10,500.000.00) which my Head Office are
not aware of and will never be aware of it. I have placed this fund on
suspense account with no beneficiary. As an officer of this bank i
cannot be directly connected to this money, this informed my contacting
you. Indeed I will appreciate if you can receive this money in your bank
account and get 30% of the total funds. There are practically no risks
involved, it is simple bank to bank transfer, all I need from you is to
stand claim as one of our customer who has been banking with us and the
depositor of this funds with my branch, so that upon your request for
its immediate transfer my head Office will not hesitate to transfer to
your designated bank account.

I will give you more details once I hear from you declaring your
interest to cooperate with me.

Yours Sincerely,

Mr. Williams Park

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