419 scam: Teddy Williams Law Corporation <ocallaghanfrances@eircom.net> Attention

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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)
- "affidavit " (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
- "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
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.
- +447045738665 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
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.
- teddywilliams@kimo.com (Kimo; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: Teddy Williams Law Corporation <ocallaghanfrances@eircom.net>
Reply-To: teddywilliams@kimo.com
Date: Sat, 25 Dec 2010 14:52:33 +0100
Subject: Attention

Dear Client,

I hereby attempt to reach you again by this same email address stated here
and I wish to notify you that Late Eng Daniel Parker made you a beneficiary
to his funds.He left the sum of (£17,000,000.00 ) Seventeen Million Great
British Pounds to you in a Security Deposit Bank here in london UK.Until his
death, he was member of the Helicopter Society and the Institute of
Electronic &Electrical Engineers and also a humanitarian.His great
philanthropy earned him numerous awards during his life time.

Late Eng Daniel Parker died on the 13th day of Feb. 2007 at the age of
80years, and his funds is now ready for execution.According to him this
money is to support your humanitarian activities and to help the poor and
the needy in our society.

Please if I reach you this time as I am hopeful,endeavor to get back to me
as soon as possible to enable me conclude my job.By replying to this
e-mail,you
will have to update the form below so that I can contact you and also send
you the AFFIDAVIT FORM IN SUPPORT OF APPLICATION which you will have to fill
and submit to the Security Deposit Bank for claims.

1.Name in full:.........................
2.Address:..............................
3.Nationality:..........................
4.Date of Birth:........................
5.Occupation:...........................
6.Phone/Fax:............................
7.Present Country.......................

Please get back to me immediately you receive my mail,so that we can proceed
further with remittance to you.

I hope to hear from you in no distant time.

Yours in Service,
Barrister Teddy Williams
Email: teddywilliams@kimo.com
Tel:+44-704-573-8665

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