419 scam: ROSE WILLIAMS <rose.williams15@btinternet.com> May peace be with you and your families,

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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:
- "i will like you to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "00,000.00" (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)
- "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: ROSE WILLIAMS <rose.williams15@btinternet.com>
Reply-To: rose_williams20082009@yahoo.co.jp
Date: Fri, 21 May 2010 09:30:44 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: May peace be with you and your families,

May peace be with you and your families,

I know that this mail may come to you as surprise; I am Mrs Rose Williams the wife to Dr.Paul Williams the former director general of Sierra-leone Gold and Diamond Corporation who was assasinated by the loyal Robels to Foday Sankoh the (R U F) leader. I managed to escape from my country with my son Robert.

It is my pleasure to contact you for a business venture which I and my Son (Robert) intend to establish in your country. Though I have not met with you before but I believe, one has to risk out trust to succeed sometimes in life. There is this huge amount of Fifteen million U.S Dollars($15.000,000.00) which my late Husband kept for us with a Fiduciary Fund Holder in Abidjan Ivory Coast before he was assasinated by the Rebels.

Now I and my Son have decided to invest these money in your country or anywhere safe enough outside here for a security and political reasons. We want you to help us claim and retrieve these fund from the Fiduciary Fund Holders and transfer it into your personal Account in your country for the investment purposes of these Arias like:

1). Telecommunication
2). The Transport Industry
3). Five Star Hotel
4). Real Estate
5). Or Manufacturing Industry

If you can be of an assistance to us we will be pleased to offer to you 20% of the total fund. I will like you to priovide us your full details including your direct phone number,So that I will look for means to speak with you and give you more details. but I will not like you to have any mind of betraying ,because this fund is the only hope I with my Son Robert. hope to start a good living and we will need to leave this country once the fund realise to your account.

I await your soonest response.

Respectfully yours,
Mrs.Rose Williams and Son Robert,

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