419 scam: "DR. KEN WILLIAMS Esq." <dr_kwilliams541@yahoo.cn> I SEEK YOUR CONSENT...

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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:
- "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "huge deposit" (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)
- "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)
- "back to me via my private e-mail" (this SPAM email was probably sent to thousands of people)
- "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
- "chambers" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
- "accredited attorney" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
- "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
- "dr_kwilliams543@yahoo.cn" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
- "dr_kwilliams543@yahoo.cn" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
This email message is a next of kin scam.
Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
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.
- +2347029156330

Fraud email example:

From: "DR. KEN WILLIAMS Esq." <dr_kwilliams541@yahoo.cn>
Reply-To: <dr_kwilliams542@yahoo.cn>
Date: Tue, 8 Sep 2009 22:50:37 +0100
Subject: I SEEK YOUR CONSENT...

KEN WILLIAMS CHAMBERS
ACCREDITED ATTORNEY
SOLICITORS & ADVOCATE SUPREME COURT & NOTARIES PUBLIC
BARRISTER KEN WILLIAMS LLB.LLM.
PRINCIPAL PARTNER
102 KINGSWAY ROAD,
VICTORIA ISLAND,
LAGOS NIGERIA.
TEL: +234-702-915-6330.
Email:dr_kwilliams543@yahoo.cn

FROM THE DESK OF: DR. KEN WILLIAMS ( SAN ) Senior Advocate of Nigeria.

Re:Attention

I am Dr. Ken Williams a senior Advocate and a solicitor at law and i was the personal attorney to Mr Mark Alexandra Gaske, a national of your country,who was a contractor with CHEVRON OIL COMPANY here in Nigeria herein after shall be reffered to as my client.
My client with his entire family ( The wife and children ) were invovled in tsunami disaster some years ago while they were on vacation in Thailand which cliamed many lives and properties.
Unfortunately my client and family lost thier lives in that incident that needed not to have happened,ever since the fatal tsunami incident my law firm have made several inquiries to locate any member of my late clients reletiave which has proved unsuccessful.

My purpose of contacting you is to assist in repatriating the money and properties left behind by my late client prior to his death before the bank where this huge deposits were lodged in,this deposit is valued at about US$ 14.6 million Dollars.
The bank has issued me a notice to provide the next of kin or they will confisticate the account within the next two months according to the banking ethics here which does not allow such money to stay more than Ten years without claim, hence the money will be recalled to the Federal treasury as unclaimed after this long period of dormancy,since my law firm have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for almost Ten years now i seek your utmost consent to act as the next of kin of the deceased so that the proceeds of this account valued at about US$ 14.6 million Dollars can be paid to you.

All i require from you is your honest co-operation to enable me as the legal attorney to the deceased to see that you recieve your inheritance claim.
I guarantee that this will be executed legitimately to protect you from any breach of the law for we will go through this transaction as required by the laws governing the Nigeria inheritance system.
See the website of the tsunami incident below more info:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/4139435.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/4149405.stm

I implore you to get back to me via my private e-mail address: dr_kwilliams543@yahoo.cn
or you can call me on my direct number +234-702-915-6330.
upon your acceptance to claim the inheritance fund.

Information needed from you:

YOUR FULL NAME......................

TELEPHONE NUMBER....................

OCCUPATION..........................

AGE.................................

SEX.................................

IDENTITY CARD / INTERNATIONAL PASSPORT ( for
identification process)

Yours in service,
Dr.Ken Williams ( SAN )
TEL: +234-702-915-6330.

NOTE:DO NOT REPLY IF YOU ARE NOT INTRESTED.

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