419 scam: "Igwe Williams"<novaagency5@aim.com> Lieber Freund

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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.
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
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.
- igwewilliams@aim.com (AOL Instant Messenger; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "Igwe Williams" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <igwewilliams@aim.com>
Date: Wed, 13 Jan 2010 10:09:20 +0100
Subject: Lieber Freund

Lieber Freund

Ich vermute das diese E-Mail eine ?berraschung f?r Sie sein wird, aber es ist
wahr.

Ich bin bei einer routinen ?berpr?fung in meiner Bank (Chartered Bank von S?d
Afrika) wo ich arbeite, auf einem Konto gesto?en, was nicht in anspruch genommen
worden ist, wo derzeit $14.300,00(vierzehnmillionendreihundert US
Dollar) gutgeschrieben sind.
Dieses Konto geh?rte Herrn Christian Eich, der ein Kunde in unsere Bank war,der
leider verstorben ist.
Damit es mir m?glich ist dieses Geld $14.300,000 inanspruch zunehmen,ben?tige
ich die zusammenarbeit eines Ausl?ndischen Partner wie Sie, der mir die
erforderliche Hilfe geben kann f?r diese Inanspruchnahme.

Bitte Lesen:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm

Ihr Anteil w?re 30% von der totalen Gange, w?hrend die restlichen 70% ist f?r
mich und meine Kollegen. Wenn Sie interessiert sind, k?nnen Sie mir bitte eine
E-Mail schicken, damit ich Ihnen mehr Details zukommen lassen kann.

Bitte, Sie m?ssen diese Transaktion sehr vertra?lich behandeln weil die
Transaktion einer DEAL ist.
Falls Sie mein Angebot akzeptieren und mit mir zusammenarbeiten, w?rde mich das
sehr freuen. Sobald ich Ihre Antwort (Adresse,email adresse und
Telefonnummer) erhalten habe, werde ich Sie mit den Details vertraut machen und
unser Treffen in Europa arrangieren.

Mein email adresse igwewilliams@aim.com

Mit freundlichen Gr??en
Igwe Williams

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