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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

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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.

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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.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
  • "i have a new email address!" (this SPAM email was sent to thousands of people)
• 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.
  • williams_douglas_private_2006@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: =?iso-8859-1?q?williams=20douglas?= <williams_douglas_private_2006@yahoo.co.uk>
Reply-To: williamsdouglas5@o2.pl
Date: Sat, 29 Apr 2006 16:10:11 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: WILLYDOUGLAS CHAMBERS


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: williams_douglas_private_2006@yahoo.co.uk

WILLYDOUGLAS CHAMBERS





Good day.

I am sorry for contacting you through this medium

without a Previous notice,I had to use E-mail because it is an easier

and

more confidential way of making contact with people around the world.

My name is Mr WILLIAMS DOUGLAS,a sixty two (63) yearS

old Attorney in practice here in NIGERIA.I had a client by name

Mr.JOHN SMITH who is a national of your country and contractor based

here in

NIGERIA now deceased.



My client lost his life alongside his wife and only child on the 27th

of January 2002 during lagos ikeja bomb blast,Details of this incidence can be

checked on the following

website; http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/2718295.stm

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/2698081.stm Prior to the Death

of my Late Client,He secured a contract of $12,500,000.00 million from

the Federal Government of Nigeria,following which he received a 30%

mobilization fee of US$3,750,000.00 Million and successfully executed the

contract, but the balance of US$8,750,000.00 Million contract payment

was in the Process of being transferred into My Late Client's ccount

with UNION BANK OF NIGERIA PLC which he submitted to the Federal

Government OF NIGERIA before he lost his life in the incidence.



Three Months after his sudden Death,The Federal Government of Nigeria

effected the transfer of the balance of his Contract Funds into the

Account that My Late Client has on his file with the Government.As his

personal Attorney before his death,I have been

officially notified and instructed by the bank UNION BANK OF NIGERIA

PLC

where the money is currently deposited that I should provide and

forward the articulars of Mr.JOHNS next of kin so that the Funds in his

Account can be remitted into his Next of Kin's Account in accordance with

British Laws.However, as the personal Attorney and close confidant of

late Mr.JOHN,I want you to know that My late Client died interstate,i.e,He

died without leaving a Will.Hence,all my efforts to locate any of his

relative whom I can present to the Bank as his next of kin has proved

abortive.



Therefore I am seeking for your consent to present you as the deceased

relative/next of kin and subsequently the beneficiary of the fund so

that the proceed of this account valued at $8,750,000.00 Million can be

paid to you for subsequent disbursement between you and I. If you can

cooperate with me and receive this funds as next of

kin to late Mr.JOHN,confirm your interest by contacting me through my

confidential

email above. I can assure you that the deal is 100% risk free because i

am in

possesion of the deceased personal file which contains all information

which I shall use to prove your relationship with the deceased

therefore the money will be paid into the account of whomever I present as LATE

Mr.JOHN Next of kin with proofs that I will present to the bank when

needed.



When I receive a positive response and after proper discussion with

you,I will furnish you all relevant information that will facilitate the

release of the Funds to you An Application will have to be filed to the

Bank for processing of the release of the Funds into your nominated

Bank account any where in the world. send to me your private phone and fax

numbers for easy communication.

I wait to hear from you.



BARR WILLIAMS DOUGLAS

FOR WILLIAMS CHAMBERS & ADVOCATES




- williams douglas

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