419 scam: "Timi Williams"<timi.williams@rediffmail.com> CODE:sky/un/11/07.

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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:
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
- "abuja" (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.
This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- +2348122687882
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.
- rtm.williamsjr@gmail.com (Gmail/GoogleMail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "Timi Williams" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <rtm.williams@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 13 May 2011 23:10:36 -0700
Subject: CODE:sky/un/11/07.

SCAMMED VICTIM/$995.000.00 RECOMPENSE PAYMENT.
BENEFICIARIES.REF/PAYMENTS CODE:sky/un/11/07.

Good Day,

This is to bring to your notice that I am delegated from the United Nations To Central Bank to pay 150 scam victims $995.000.00 (NINE MILLION NINE HUNDRED AND FIFTHY THOUSAND UNITED STATE DOLLAR) each.

You are listed and approved for this payment as one of the scammed victims to be paid this amount, get back to us soon as possible for the immediate payments of your $995.000.00 compensations funds.
On this faithful recommendations, we want you to know that during the last U.N. meetings held at Abuja, Nigeria,the number of scam victims on record was so alarming that the world leaders present once again condemned the act of scam especially when it was revealed that most of the scam act was masterminded mostly by some Nigerians operating in as syndicate all over the world today. In other to compensate victims, the U.N Body in conjunction with the Nigerian Government is now paying 150 victims of this operators $995.000.00 each in accordance with the U.N. recommendations.
Due to the corrupt and inefficient Banking Systems in Nigeria, the payments are to be supervised by the United Nations Officials presently sitting in Nigeria for this payment, the supervising team is headed by the Mr. Rotimi Williams Jr.
You are advised to contact him immediately through this information below:

Mr. Timi Williams.
Email: rtm.williamsjr@gmail.com
Phone: +234 812 268 7882

Your particulars was mentioned by one of the Syndicates who was arrested as one of their victims of the operations, you are hereby warned not to communicate or duplicate this message to any person for any reason what so ever as the U.S. secret service is already on trace of the other criminals. So keep it secret till they are all apprehended.
Other victims who have not been contacted can submit their application as well for scrutiny and possible consideration, Mr. Rotimi Williams shall feed you with further modalities as soon as you contact him through the information above.

Yours faithfully,
Mr Frank Green.

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