419 scam: "P.O. Williams"<fwalhsb@financier.com> Advice For Investment Needed In Your Country??

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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:
- "necessary legal documents" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
- "barr." (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
This email message is a next of kin scam.
Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.

Fraud email example:

From: "P.O. Williams" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <henrybanko1970@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Wed, 5 May 2021 00:46:07 +0200
Subject: Advice For Investment Needed In Your Country??

Barr. P.O Williams.
Address: 33 St James's Square, London SW1Y 4JS.

This may not be the most ideal form of introduction since we have not had the privilege of meeting each other before now; nevertheless, I implore you to go through the content of this mail carefully and the website stated below before making any decision.

Website: http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs/2003/ik344.doc.htm

I am Barrister Patrick O.Williams a Solicitor at law and attorney to Mr. Frederick Wooldridge, who lost his life to the earthquake in Haiti. Mr. Wooldridge was a citizen of both the United Kingdom and Australia. He was 41 years old at the time of his death, may his soul rest in peace Amen.

I seek your consent to present you as the legal recipient of the fund on behalf of my late client since he confide in me not to disclose any of this information to his family member. The money in question is the sum of US$70.5Million. The fund will be split 50% both ways (for you and I) if you accept to be part of the transaction, I have all necessary legal documents that will be used to back up any claim we may make. All I require from you is your honest cooperation to enable us seeing this deal through. I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law in the world. My intention is to invest my own share of the money base on your advice in your country.

I want you to know that you are not going to spend any of your personal money in this transaction; all i need from you is your total trust, sincerity and dedication.

Please if you are genuinely interested in the transaction, you hereby required to send me your full name, Residential or Company address, Private Telephone numbers where you can always be reach so that I can proceed in getting the Release Order document in your name as the legal recipient on behalf of my late client.

I await your response urgently since we don't have much time left.

Thanks and God bless you.

Barr. P.O Williams.

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