419 scam: "William M. Barnett" <llh1944@neorismvno.com> Greetings from WASHINGTON DC, USA

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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:
- "any lucrative business in your country" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "million dollars" (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)
- ",000,000" (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)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "William M. Barnett" <llh1944@neorismvno.com>
Reply-To: "William M. Barnett" <col.wbarnett@neorismvno.com>
Date: Mon, 2 Jul 2012 19:02:46 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: Greetings from WASHINGTON DC, USA

Greetings from WASHINGTON DC, USA

From: Colonel. William M. Barnett

2 nd July, 2012

Good morning,

My name is Col. William M. Barnett, a member of the United States Joint forces (JBB); it will interest you to know that I have nominated you as my beneficiary to receive USD$10,000,000 (Ten Million Dollars) which I want to keep safely in your account and or any overseas account under your supervision.

My desire and purpose is to have you invest this US$10,000,000 in any lucrative business in your country and retain the funds until my retirement.

If you feel disposed towards the solicited role, please indicate by prompt response; I am willing to give you a proper knowledge of my person, as itâ€™s appropriate for a transaction of this kind. You can add me for a webcam chat;

My Skype ID is: col.wbarnett

MSN/Yahoo Messenger: col.wbarnett

Thank you,

Col. William M. Barnett

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