419 scam: "Mr. William Chalmers" <morelarry638@gmail.com> Hello...Urgent Business Proposal.

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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:
- "dormant account" (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.
This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- williamchalmers026@aol.com (AOL; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. William Chalmers" <morelarry638@gmail.com>
Reply-To: williamchalmers026@aol.com
Date: Thu, 3 Jun 2021 20:25:58 +0100
Subject: Hello...Urgent Business Proposal.

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Dear Sir / Madam,

Greetings to you, I am contacting you after going through your
interesting profile. I am Mr. William Chalmers, I am from the London,
United Kingdom, If this message successfully gets to you, I will like
to discuss my business with you, which you will have an immense
benefit from if we can work together, The Group Finance Director of
Banking Group United Kingdom.

I am contacting you for a legitimate business transaction strictly for
you and me alone. I personally discovered a dormant account with a
total sum of Â£ 1,35,000.000.00 - [One-hundred Thirty-Five Million GBP
Only] here in our bank. The owner of this dormant account died on 4th
Jan 2012. Since his death, nobody has operated in his account because
the account has NO BENEFICIARY attached to it. I wish to present you
as the next of kin to the bank.

Or do you need a Loan or you are looking for a partner in a Joint
Venture(JV)? I will help you accomplish that dream in a matter of
days. Our Lenders / Investors offer funds for all kinds of businesses
at very low and business friendly rates.

Kindly get back to me as soon as possible for more details on how to
proceed further. I look forward to hearing from you soon.

Regards,
Mr. William Chalmers.
Private Email: williamchalmers026@aol.com
N/B: May God keep us all safe from COVID-19!!

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