419 scam: Jude Williams <imlford@yahoo.com> COMPENSATION $800.000.00 FOR YOUR PAST EFFORT

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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.
This email message is a "New Partner from Paraguay" 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.
- m_akah@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Jude Williams <imlford@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: informfile@yahoo.com.ph
Date: Wed, 26 Feb 2014 22:21:20 +0100
Subject: COMPENSATION $800.000.00 FOR YOUR PAST EFFORT

Hello Friend,

I'm happy to inform you about my success in getting the fund transferred under the cooperation of new partner from Venezuela. Presently I'm in Venezuela for investment projects with my own share of the total sum. meanwhile,i didn't forget your past efforts and attempts to assist me in transferring those funds despite that it failed us somehow. Now contact my secretary,his contact is:

Name: Mike Akah
E-mail: m_akah@yahoo.com

Ask him to send you the total $800.000.00 which was made in certified check by your name already for your compensation for all the past efforts and attempts to assist me in this matter. I appreciated your efforts at that time very much so feel free and get in touched with my Mike Akah and instruct him where to send the amount to you.

Re-confirm your information's to him, your full names, your mailing address,your mobile telephone number.

Please do let me know immediately you receive it so that we can share the joy after all the suffering at that time. in the moment, i am very busy here because of the investment projects which me and the new partner are having at hand, finally, remember that I had forwarded instruction to the secretary on your behalf to receive that money, so feel free to get in touch with Mike Akah and he will send the amount to you without any delay.

With best regards
Dr. Jude Williams

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