419 scam: "Mr. William David Chalmers." <josephmichael0004@gmail.com> Greetings, Very Urgent Reply For More Details!!!

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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
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.
- williamdavidleonchalmers01@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. William David Chalmers." <josephmichael0004@gmail.com>
Reply-To: contactinfo2022@sfletter.com
Date: Fri, 1 Jul 2022 13:34:58 +0100
Subject: Greetings, Very Urgent Reply For More Details!!!

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ATTENTION!!!

Hello, I urge you to treat this letter very serious, I am Mr. William
David Chalmers, I am currently working in the United Kingdom, I hope
this email finds you well and in good health. Iâ€™m writing to you today
because Iâ€™d like to speak with you about establishing a partnership
with you.

I wish to present you as the next of kin to the bank. However I
contacted you and wish that you stand as a relative to reclaim this
hard earned money to avoid being confiscated soon. I assure you the
operation is simple and no risk.

My proposal to you is, during an audit in our branch; I discovered a
dormant account with a balance of Â£ 27.500.000.00 - { Twenty Seven
Million Five Hundred Thousand Pounds Sterling Only), Which has not
been operated upon over a period of years. From my investigation, the
owner of the said account is Mr. Andreas Schranner.

While going through the bank records, whose account has remained
inoperative for over a long period of time. You can find further
information on the plane crash via this website:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/859479.stm

I assure you the operation is simple and no risk because I will handle
the processes legally and legitimately. But If you are not capable to
handle this business, you can look for someone who is capable do this
business; then you will be entitled to 5% of the total money, for
sourcing out a reliable partner to do the transaction and deliver
accordingly.

And also we are ready to facilitate and finance any business that is
capable of generating 5% to 10% annual return on investment (AROI) JV
partnership and We give Hard financing ( LOAN ) can also be
considered.

If you are interested in anyone, please let me know? I await your
quick response for more details with hope you can be trusted?

Best Regards,
Mr. William David Chalmers.
Chief Financial Officer & Executive Director.
Private email address at: williamdavidleonchalmers01@gmail.com

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