419 scam: Williams church <masiaali86@gmail.com> Attention

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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:
- "to your nominated bank account" (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 pounds" (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 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: Williams church <masiaali86@gmail.com>
Reply-To: w_church48@hotmail.com
Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2021 11:20:13 +0100
Subject: Attention

Dear good friend,

Please accept my sincere apologies if my mail does not meet your personal
ethics especially in this pandemic period.

This is my third message I am sending to you, I have been trying to get in
touch with you after our last discussion but could not reach you, please
permit me to advice the Bank to wire the sum of Â£12,282.000.00 Million
Pounds (transfer) to your Account for you and I to share.

I still work in the accounts management Section, monitoring the financial
network here in the United Kingdom. Please I will be delighted if you can
get back to me urgently so that I can advise you further on how we can
proceed in getting this fund transfer to your nominated bank account
immediately. And our sharing ratio remains the same, 45% for you and 55%
for me.

Also from my investigations and confirmations the owner of this account, by
name (Hans Sommer) has filed you as his next of kin, he died On January 31
2000.

Please provide me the following as we have 7 days to run it through thus:

1. Full Name.
2. Your Direct Mobile Number.
3. Your Contact Address.
4. Your Age.
5. Your Occupation.
6. Fax Number.

Best Regards,
Williams church

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