419 scam: Mrs Jean Williams <sa.jeanwilliams@ymail.com> Congratulations You Have Won $5M USD

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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:

The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "to your nominated bank account" (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)
- ",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)
- "alliancebkplc001@live.com.my" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
This email message is a fake lottery scam. Consider the following facts about real lotteries:
1. They don't notify winners by email.
2. You can't win without first buying a lottery ticket.
3. They don't randomly select email addresses to award prizes to.
4. They don't use free email accounts (Yahoo, Hotmail, etc) to communicate with you.
5. They don't tell you to call a mobile phone number.
6. They don't tell you to keep your winnings secret.
7. They will never ask a winner to pay any fees to receive a prize!

Fraud email example:

From: Mrs Jean Williams <sa.jeanwilliams@ymail.com>
Date: Sun, 17 Jan 2010 14:47:58 -0500
Subject: Congratulations You Have Won $5M USD

Dear Winner,

You are a winner of the COMMONWEALTH LOTTERY online program that was held on the 17th of January 2010. You have been approved to claim a sum of $5 Million USD.

Your e-mail address was attached to ticket number: 47098124097 with Serial number 5368/02 drew the lucky numbers: 22-09-23-41-48-56, and a bonus number of (31) which subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd category. You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of $5 Million USD in cash credited to file KTU/8972317605/09. This is from a total cash prize of $20,000,000 shared amongst the (4) lucky winners in this category i.e. Match 5 plus bonus.

This is to officially inform you that you have been accredited for payment by the Commonwealth lottery claims department
after strict verification. Your winning fund of $5 Million USD have been deposited in a suspense account with our affiliate transferring bank.

You are to immediately contact the bank to setup an account with them, after which funds will be deposited in your account.

>From there you shall transfer to your nominated bank account in your country.
CONTACT BANK WITH THE DETAILS BELOW

Alliance Bank Plc
Mr Lloyd Gibson
Head, Foreign Accounts Operations
Email Address: alliancebkplc001@live.com.my
Tel: +60 102 734 311

You may wish to establish contact via e-mail with the particulars presented above citing the Ticket and File numbers to this letter. Be further advised to maintain STRICT CONFIDENTIALITY until the end of proceedings to circumvent problems associated with fraudulent claims/double claims. This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this programme. Congratulations once again from every member of the board as you go ahead to claim your winnings.

Best Regards,
Mrs Jean Williams,
Claims Representative.

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