419 scam: Johnson Williams <dr.brownwill202@gmail.com> Reply

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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:
- "very confidential" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: Johnson Williams <dr.brownwill202@gmail.com>
Reply-To: johwilliams20@hotmail.com
Date: Wed, 10 Nov 2021 10:16:05 +0000
Subject: Reply

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Attn:

Greetings,

Please, do accept my sincere apologies if this email does not suit
your business or personal ethics. My name is Johnson Williams, I am a
financial consultant. I am contacting you in respect of fund valued
$94 Million USD left behind by my late client. The deceased deposited
the funds in the vaults of financial institution without giving
details of the next of kin; since his death, all my efforts to locate
His relatives have proved abortive. Now there is the risk of losing
the funds to the State if nobody is presented as the heir of the
depositor and beneficiary of the funds.

Due to my relationship with the transaction, I am in position to
present the next of kin/beneficiary of the funds. And I have contacted
you to inquire from you, if you would be interested to partner with me
to let me present you as the next of kin, and have you claim the
funds. If you consent to this request, I propose the sharing of the
proceeds as follows, 45% to each of us and 10% to charity
Organizations.

I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement
that will protect us from the breach of any Law. So, please rest
assured that this transaction is 100% success guaranteed and risk-free
and should be kept very confidential.

I am looking forward to your response.

Warm Regards
Johnson Williams

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