419 scam: "Williams Peri"<w.peri@yahoo.com> IT IS VERY IMPORTANT PLEASE ADVICE ME

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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:
- ",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)
- "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)
- "liberia" (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: "Williams Peri" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <williams.peri@live.com>
Date: Fri, 17 Jul 2009 13:15:24 -0000
Subject: IT IS VERY IMPORTANT PLEASE ADVICE ME

Good Day

Compliments of the season, I have been trying to reach you as my earlier mails were Returned undelivered, I hereby attempt to reach you again by this same email address because there is something very important i want you to help me handle over there is your country. I will start by introducing myself to you. I am Williams Peri, a citizen of a Liberia.I am in search of someone trustworthy enough who can help me invest my inheritance in a foreign business.

I inherited the sum of US$10,000,000.00 and I need a Foreigner to assist me get into the foreign country and to live permanently and to meaningfully engage my inheritance in a profitable investments of any sector in the foreign economy. my Inheritance is presently in a reliable bank, as a matter of fact I need you to guild me all through this
procedure Because sincerely i do not have any knowledge in financial investments and I do not intend to explain all in this email, your assistance to make my dream a reality, I will certainly reward you abundantly for your services, I have suffered a lot of set backs as a result of incessant political crisis in Liberia, The death of my father actually
brought sorrow to my life.

Please permit me to ask you these few questions,

(1) What kind of business do you think these funds can be invested
on in your country?
(2) Do you have any business idea?
(3) Will it be possible for me to live and school in your country
when my funds is transfer to you,

kindly answer this question in your response to my mail, because this funds is all that I have to bring up my future in the right way that my parents has planned ahead for me before their painful death, this is the major reason I need a reliable and a trustworthy person like you,that will help me invest my funds wisely

Please get back to me as soon as possible with the following details:

Full Names:
Contact Address.
Tel/cell Numbers:
Age/sex:
Nationality:

I await your urgent and positive advice,

Regards

Williams peri

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