419 scam: "ANTHONY WILLIAMS JNR"<williamsjnra@yahoo.com> PROPOSAL FOR URGENT BUSINESS ASSISTANCE

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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
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:
- "hundred thousand united states 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)
- "robert mugabe" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
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.
- +27761183318 (South Africa, prepaid mobile phone)
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.
- anthonywilliamsjnr1@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "ANTHONY WILLIAMS JNR" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <anthonywilliamsjnr1@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 2 Aug 2010 10:46:36 +0200
Subject: PROPOSAL FOR URGENT BUSINESS ASSISTANCE

MR ANTHONY WILLIAMS JR
JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA
PRIVATE MOBILE NO: + 27 76 118 3318
EMAIL- anthonywilliamsjnr1@yahoo.com

PROPOSAL FOR URGENT BUSINESS ASSISTANCE

Good day! This might be a surprise to you; I got your contact address from the South African chamber of commerce and industry here in Johannesburg. My name is MR ANTHONY WILLIAMS JR the son of LATE MR FREDERICK WILLIAMS of Zimbabwe. During the current war against farmers in Zimbabwe from the support of our PRESIDENT ROBERT MUGABE to claim all the white owned farms in our country, so he ordered all the farmers to surrender all their farms to his supporters and followers. Fortunately my father was one of the best farmers in our country and he is the treasurer of the OLIOKOTO FARMERS ASSOCIATION OF ZIMBABWE (O.F.A.Z.).

Because he did not support his idea then his supporters invaded my father’s farm killed my father, burnt everything in our farm and as well made away with a lot of items. (MAY HIS SOUL REST IN PEACE). Before my father’s death, he had deposited as a family treasure a box with a security and finance company in South Africa. The box contains the sum of US$25. 5 MILLION (TWENTY FIVE MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS). This money was mapped out for the purchase of new machinery from overseas. After the death of my father, I and my mother decided to move out of Zimbabwe to South Africa because our lives were still in danger. So right now we want to solicit for your assistance to help us transfer this money into your company’s or personal account for safe keeping until we come over to your country for our investments. So we are searching for a reputable and trustworthy individual/s that will help us to move this money out of South Africa, because here we are asylum seekers and we are not allowed t

Please if you consider this proposal kindly contact me with the telephone number and my email address stated above and kindly provide us with your personal email address, telephone and fax numbers for easier communication as well. Upon the receipt of your interest then we will furnish you with the modalities that we have to take. For your relentless efforts we have agreed to offer you 20% of the total sum, 5% will be set aside to offset all expenses incurred in the course of the transfer while 75% will be for my family’s investments in your country. Please kindly keep this transaction confidential. Your urgent response will be highly appreciated in this regard.

Best regards,

MR ANTHONY WILLIAMS JR

(FOR THE FAMILY)

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